Guns Adapted for Ship Use
Document 1798Hodgdon inquires as to the uniformity of the dimensions and weight of the four pounder iron guns at West Point and whether they and their carriages can be adapted for ship use.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Hodgdon inquires as to the uniformity of the dimensions and weight of the four pounder iron guns at West Point and whether they and their carriages can be adapted for ship use.
Date
05/02/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798050228055
Page start
78
Note
Cited in Fleming to Hodgdon, 05/10/1798.
Notable persons
George Fleming
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
West Point
Philadelphia
Notable items
four pounder iron guns
ship use
carriages
dimensions