Iron 24-Pounders Shipped to Charleston, Etc.
Document 1798The iron 24-pounders have been shipped to Charleston since there are no vessels bound for Savannah or Georgetown at this time of the year. The four for Savannah and the four for Georgetown have been sent to James Simmons who will see that they are sent to their destinations since vessels leave almost daily from Charleston to Savannah and Georgetown.
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The iron 24-pounders have been shipped to Charleston since there are no vessels bound for Savannah or Georgetown at this time of the year. The four for Savannah and the four for Georgetown have been sent to James Simmons who will see that they are sent to their destinations since vessels leave almost daily from Charleston to Savannah and Georgetown.
Date
05/27/1798
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Sent from
Fort Wolcott
Document number
1798052780001
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1
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Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Captain Joseph Elliot
Mr. Simmons
Notable locations
Savannah
Georgia
Charleston
South Carolina
Georgetown
Fort Wolcott
southern states
Rhode Island
Notable items
iron 24 pounders
cannon
vessel