Cannon Mounted in Seacoast Fortifications
Document 1794Return of the Cannon to be mounted in the fortifications on the seacoast of the respective states agreeably to law and the quantity of ammunition to be issued by the superintendent of military stores as a supply to each. Listed by port with remarks.
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Return of Ordnance
Stores — recd from the
War Office —
26 July
1794 —
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O. 401310.]
Return of the Cannon to be mounted in the fortifications on the sea coast of the respective states agreeably to Law and the quantity of ammunition to be issued by the superintendant of Military stores as a supply to each
Note the supplies written with red ink are already forwarded
[undecipherable marginalia written diagonally in upper right]
Remarks
Ports to be Fortified | Number of Guns [undecipherable] | Cannon belonging to the State [42 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 12 | Total] | Cannon belonging to the United States [32 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 | Howitzer 10 Inch | 8 | 5½ | Total] | Grand Total | Remarks
Portland | 12 | " | " | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | 5 | Powder at ½ the weight of the ball shot and every apparatus complete for 50 rounds
Portsmouth | 9 | " | 3 | 4 | 1 | " | 8 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | 8 | Ditto . . . Ditto
Gloucester | 8 | [undecipherable] | " | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | " | 4 | " | " | " | " | 4 | " | " | " | 10 | D°
Salem | 8 | " | " | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | " | " | " | " | 8 | " | 4 | " | " | 12 | D°
Marblehead | 8 | 2 | " | " | 2 | " | 4 | " | " | 4 | " | " | [undecipherable] | " | 4 | D°
Boston | 48 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 23 | [blank] | 80 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | 80 | D° forty pieces excepting [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
New Port | 11 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 4 | D°
New London | 24 | [blank] | [blank] | 3 | 5 | " | 8 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | 8 | . . . D°
New York | 82 | " | " | " | 1 | " | [undecipherable] | " | [undecipherable] | 7 | 12 | " | 4 | [undecipherable] | 4 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 2 Sea Mortar — 50 Rounds for Mortars & Howitzers — 100 Rounds for Cannon each
Philadelphia | 96 | [undecipherable] | 21 | [blank] | [blank] | 1 | [undecipherable] | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | [undecipherable] | 26 | 27 | if any 12 pounders at Philadelphia [undecipherable] Ammunition
Wilmington | 12 | [blank columns]
Baltimore | 28 | [undecipherable] | " | [undecipherable] | 13 | 4 | 17 | [undecipherable] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | 17 | the same Ammunition — 23- [undecipherable] pounders mounted on Franklin Carriage [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]
Annapolis | 12 | [blank columns] | Cannon to be sent if to be had and Ammunition [undecipherable] the same
Alexandria | 12 | [blank columns] | the same
Norfolk | 24 | " | " | 13 | 5 | 4 | 22 | " | " | 9 | " | " | " | " | " | " | 9 | 31 | 100 Rounds for 24 pounders & 18 pounders — 150 for 9 pounders — Each
Ocracoke | 16 | [undecipherable] | 13 | 8 | 6 | 27 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | 27 | the Cannon to be divided, and also the Ammunition, between the Ocracoke & Wilmington
Wilmington [Cape Fear] | 12 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | 2 | " | " | 2 | 2 | 2 Brass 4 pounders — 100 Rounds Ammunition for each Howitzer & for each 4 pounder
Charleston | 72 | [undecipherable] | " | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | " | " | " | 14 | " | 4 | 2 | " | 20 | 36 | plenty for the present — 150 rounds for Cannon — 100 for each Howitzer
George Town | 8 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | 8 | 8 | if Cannon can be had to be sent and also Ammunition —
Savannah | 24 | [undecipherable] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | 14 | " | " | [undecipherable] | 2 | " | 16 | 16 | 100 Rounds for 12 pounders each — 100 Rounds for each Howitzer —
S. Marys | 8 | [undecipherable] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | 4 | " | 8 | Cannons to be shipped as soon as possible
War department
July 25. 1794.
[undecipherable signature]
Type
Autograph Document Signed
Description
Return of the Cannon to be mounted in the fortifications on the seacoast of the respective states agreeably to law and the quantity of ammunition to be issued by the superintendent of military stores as a supply to each. Listed by port with remarks.
Date
07/25/1794
Author
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1794072510010
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Superintendent of Military Stores
Notable locations
Portland
Portsmouth
Gloucester
Salem
Marblehead
Boston
New Port
New London
New York
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Baltimore
Annapolis
Alexandria
Norfolk
Ocracoke
Wilmington, North Carolina
Cape Fear
Charleston
George Town
Savannah
St. Marys
Notable items
cannon
fortifications
ammunition
guns
ports
powder
ball shot
apparatus
round shot
mortars
howitzers
ports to be fortified
number of guns to be mounted
cannon belonging to the states
cannon belonging to the United States
fortifications on the seacoasts of the respective states
quantity of ammunition to be issued
powder at 1/3 weight of the ball and every apparatus complete for 50 rounds
Sea Mortars
50 rounds for mortars and howitzers
100 rounds for cannon each
ammunition
rounds for 24 pounders and 18 pounders
brass 4 pounders
howitzer
rounds for 12 pounders
2 pounders mounted on Franklin carriages

