Return of US Ordnance and New York Ordnance in New York City
Document 1800A return of ordnance stores belonging to both the U.S. and the state of New York in the vicinity of New York City. Places of storage listed are Fort Jay, York Island, and "Arsenal," all belonging to the U.S., and Ellis Island, whose stores belong to New York.
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Description
A return of ordnance stores belonging to both the U.S. and the state of New York in the vicinity of New York City. Places of storage listed are Fort Jay, York Island, and "Arsenal," all belonging to the U.S., and Ellis Island, whose stores belong to New York.
Date
10/10/1800
Author
Sent from
New York
Repository
Document number
1800101090201
Page start
1
Note
Document tells us much about military storehouses in and around New York City and their contents.
Notable persons
Ebenezer Stevens
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Fort Jay
York Island
Ellis Island
New York City
United States: New York
Notable items
24 pounders
coastway carriages
18 pounders
6 pounders
ordinance belonging to the United States
10 inch French masters
10 inch English masters
4 pounders French
8 inch French howitzers
5 1/2 inch Mag. Eng. Master
13 inch sea masters mounted iniron
arsenal
24 pounder brass
12 pounder brass
8 inch howitzer brass
8 inch master brass
18 pounder iron
24 pounders on seaboard carriages complete
32 pounders Garrison carriages
24 pounder with garrison carriages
cannon balls.