State of Powder in the Stores at West Point
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
State of Powder in the Stores at West Point
Description
Discusses the state of powder in the stores at West Point and the prospects for conducting an inventory.
year created
1784
month created
08
day created
24
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Price to Hodgdon, 09/03/1784.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
William Price
Price
Hodgdon
quarter master
cooper
Major Doughty
General Knox
Deputy Commissary of Military Stores
Commissary of Military Stores
notable location
West Point
West Point
Hudson River
New York
notable item/thing
situation of the powder
orders
powder
18 August 1784
sick
last of September
damaged powder
magazines
return
a great undertaking to air so much powder
repair every cask
magazine
half barrels
last winter
state of the powder
information
General Knox's last orders
stores
garrison
document number
1784082455055
page start
4
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (40 pages) | MBD01 (40 pages) | Collection: Letterbook No. 1, West Point 1784-1786. | P:3 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |