Inscription for Gen. Greene's honorary cannon
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Inscription for Gen. Greene's honorary cannon
Description
Memorandum with the inscription to be placed on two brass cannon taken from the British to be given by order of Congress to Major General Nathaniel Greene in honor of his services as commander of the Southern Army in the Revolutionary war. The direction to obtain the canon at West Point and deliver them to a contractor for the engraving work.
year created
1784
month created
03
day created
06
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
Samuel Hodgdon
recipient note
Timothy Pickering
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Samuel Hodgdon
Major General Greene
Britons
Congress
Southern Army
enemy
Colonel Pickering
Commandant
Mr. Billings
Commissioner of Military Stores
notable location
Philadelphia
West Point
notable item/thing
two brass six-pounder canon
monument
military talents
difficulties and dangers
numbers
two pieces of ordnance
brass
six pounders
carriages
best terms
inscription
decorations
paid
document number
1784030628001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZUJ14 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B: 390 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |