Provisions for Gun Storage
Document 1799Suggests that Williams procure 20 buckets and leather hose there to complete the engine rather than pay for and wait for transportation from Philadelphia. Hodgdon will forward immediately some gunstocks for winter. Pine boards will be provided when racks are full. Describes appropriate gun chests.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Suggests that Williams procure 20 buckets and leather hose there to complete the engine rather than pay for and wait for transportation from Philadelphia. Hodgdon will forward immediately some gunstocks for winter. Pine boards will be provided when racks are full. Describes appropriate gun chests.
Date
08/05/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1799080528155
Page start
527
Notable persons
Joseph Williams
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Springfield
Philadelphia
Notable items
Buckets
Leather Hose
Engine
Gunstocks
Gun Cases
Chests
Pine Boards
Arms
Racks
Muskets
Hickory
White Oak