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 &c. to be forwarded to Pittsburgh & from thence to Fort Massac
From Fort Mifflin
3 Brass. 9 pounders, with Garrison Carro Implements complete
From Philadelphia
300 Shot for ditto *100 Case Shot fired
*300 proper 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 Fulie Moyes
6 Vent... do 6 dressd Sheep Skins
6 Gunners Horns. 4 Gunners Belts.
50 pounds Slow match
2 Brass 5½ inch Howitzers, with their
Carriages, &Implements.
From Carliste
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

