Manufacturing Arms at the Springfield Armory

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Ames provides an assessment of arms production at the Springfield Armory. Though he has manufactured as many as seventeen muskets per month, it appears that during the current month he will produce thirteen due probably to the inexperience of the workmen. It also appears that he can make muskets at a lower cost than that of private contractors provided there are no unnecessary expenses.

Date

03/29/1799

Sent from

Springfield

Document number

1799032980101

Page start

1

Notable persons

Samuel Hodgdon
David Ames
Colonel Wilkinson

Notable locations

Philadelphia
Springfield
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts

Notable items

Armory
Arms
Assessment
production
manufacture
manufacturing
muskets
inexperience
workmen
contractors
expenses