Transportation of Cannon, Etc.
Document 1797Mr. O'Brian has reported on the state of Hughes' furnace and maintains that an 80-ton vessel cannot come within five miles of the works so another mode of transportation must be found. He says that there are vessels at Baltimore that might be available for shipping the cannon. Mr. Stewart should be asked about the price he would require for his schooners to provide this service.
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Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Mr. O'Brian has reported on the state of Hughes' furnace and maintains that an 80-ton vessel cannot come within five miles of the works so another mode of transportation must be found. He says that there are vessels at Baltimore that might be available for shipping the cannon. Mr. Stewart should be asked about the price he would require for his schooners to provide this service.
Date
10/14/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797101490001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Tench Francis
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Mr. O'Brian
Hughes
Mr. Stewart
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Baltimore
Notable items
furnace
vessel
cannon
schooners