Return of Ordnance and Stores for Fort Massac
Document 1797A list of ordnance and stores to be sent to Pittsburgh, and then on to Fort Massac, from Philadelphia, Fort Mifflin, and Carlisle.
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Return of Ordnance & Stores to be forwarded to Pittsburgh & from thence to Fort Massac
From Port Mifflin
3 Brass, 9 pounders, with Garrison Carriage Implements complete
From Philadelphia
300 Shot for ditto *100 Case Shot fixed
*300 paper Cartridges 50 " do unfired
*300 flannel ditto *200 tubes for do say 6 pounders
*300 primed Tubes 100 Shells, 5½ inch
100 Fuzees *36 Sticks portfire
6 portfire Stocks 6 Julie Boxes
6 Vent — do 6 dress'd Sheep Skins
6 Gunners Horns. 4 Gunners Belts.
50 pounds Slow match
2 Brass 5½ inch Howitzers, with their
Carriages, Cimplements.
From Carlisle
114 Grape Shot unfired
26 Case Shot do
From Pittsburgh
50 Graped Shot unfired
Philadelphia 28th July 1797
(SIGNED)
Samuel Hodgdon
Honorable
Secretary of War.
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
A list of ordnance and stores to be sent to Pittsburgh, and then on to Fort Massac, from Philadelphia, Fort Mifflin, and Carlisle.
Date
07/28/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1797072828155
Page start
62
Notable persons
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Fort Massac
Fort Mifflin
Carlisle
Notable items
ordnance
stores
brass cannon
shot
paper cartridges
cartridges
tubes
shells
portfire
sheepskins
gunners belts
slow match
howitzers
carriages


