Prices of Musket Mounting
Document 1799Nicholson sends a list of the prices of Charlesville musket mounting. Prices of the brass mounting for British muskets are similar.
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[Colonelle Hodgdon]
[Docketing, right margin: John Nicholson / 29th July 1799 / price of / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]]
29th July 1799
Sir
According to your desire I send you a list of the prices of Charleville Musket Mounting —
s. d
Butt plate — — 2.6
Guard Swirel — 3 —
Trigger [undecipherable]plate — 1
[undecipherable: Wristler?] band — 1
Middle do Swirel 1.6
Top do — — 2 —
Band Springs — — 1
——
12 —
N.B. Brass mounting for British Muskets will nearly agree with the above in price
I am Sir
your Obedient Servant
John Nicholson
Col: Hodgdon
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Nicholson sends a list of the prices of Charlesville musket mounting. Prices of the brass mounting for British muskets are similar.
Date
07/29/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799072980201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Nicholson
Notable items
prices
Charlesville musket mounting
hulplate
trigger and plate
guard
under band
middle band
top band
band springs
brass mounting
British muskets

