Progress of Repairs to the Muskets, Etc.
Document 1797Perkins reports on the progress of the repairs of the muskets at New London. He notes that the rolled iron needed to make the bands for completing the repairs arrived too late so they were forced to plate them with the iron they already had on hand.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Perkins reports on the progress of the repairs of the muskets at New London. He notes that the rolled iron needed to make the bands for completing the repairs arrived too late so they were forced to plate them with the iron they already had on hand.
Date
06/04/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New London
Document number
1797060480001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Joseph Perkins
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New London
Notable items
muskets
repair
rolled iron
bands
plate
bar iron
barrels
bayonets
locks
stock