Procurement of 12 pounders for the frigate Constitution
Document 1798Secretary of War has written to Governor of Massachusetts to obtain on loans as many 12 or 18 pound cannon with suitable quantity of balls from Castle Island, for the upper battery.
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Document
Description
Secretary of War has written to Governor of Massachusetts to obtain on loans as many 12 or 18 pound cannon with suitable quantity of balls from Castle Island, for the upper battery.
Date
05/30/1798
Author
Recipient
Repository
Document number
1798053015401
Notable persons
Governor Massachusetts
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Captain Samuel Nicholson
General Jackson
Increase Sumner
Notable locations
Boston
Massachusetts
Castle Island
Notable items
frigate Constitution
upper battery
cannon balls
12 pounder
18 pounder
guns
mounted guns