Request for Ammunition & Cannon Implements for Proving Cannon at Foxall's Furnaces
Document 1800Directs issue of powder, cartridges, and cannon implements to Maj. Lewis Tousard, for use in proving a cannon at Foxall's Furnace.
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[Docket: War Office / Apr 28. 1800 / [undecipherable] to the do[undecipherable] men[undecipherable] / [undecipherable] for this purpose / [undecipherable] Cannon at [undecipherable] / Foxall furnaces — / [undecipherable]]
War Department 28 April 1800
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to Major Lewis Tousard or order two Quarter Casks of powder, fifty nine pounders flannel Cartridges — One pair of Drag Ropes Sixty nine pounder Tubes. One Quarter of a pound of Turne, One Garrisonas Carriage & fifty nine pound Shot, for proving Cannon at W. Foxalls furnaces —
James McHenry
Samuel [undecipherable: Hodgdon]
Mr John Harris
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of powder, cartridges, and cannon implements to Maj. Lewis Tousard, for use in proving a cannon at Foxall's Furnace.
Date
04/28/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800042800101
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hogdon
Major Louis Tousard
Mr. Foxall
Notable locations
War Department
Mr. Foxall's furnace
Notable items
casks of powder
nine pounders flannel cartridges
drag ropes
nine pounder tubes
turine
garrison carriage
shot
proving cannon