Powder in Casks, Cords of Wood, Raising Iron and Cannon from the River
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Powder in Casks, Cords of Wood, Raising Iron and Cannon from the River
Description
Following Knox's orders from May, Price has aired and sifted all the powder. There were a number of bad casks: twenty six double and fifty half barrels. The powder has been put into seventy seven single barrels, per the enclosed return. Price has contracted with Isaac Garrison for sixty cords of wood to be delivered to the artillery landing at seventeen shillings per cords, with an additional three shillings per cord to cart it to the ordnance yard. Garrison expects payment on May 1. By Isaac Means, Price received Knox's letter of September 18 regarding the raising of cannon and old iron in the river. The work has been arranged so that they return one half of all cannon they raise and one quarter of all wrought iron. The people raising the cannon and iron must hire their own vessel and crew. Some of the iron is in 13 or 14 fathoms of water, attached to large logs. Price encloses returns of ordnance and quartermasters stores.
year created
1789
month created
09
day created
30
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
note
Cites Knox to Price 09/09/1789 and 09/18/1789.
Page not scanned
Page not scanned
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Price
Isaac Garrison
Isaac Means
crew
notable location
West Point
artillery landing
ordnance yard
river
notable item/thing
powder
casks
double barrel
half barrel
single barrel
return
wood
cords of wood
carting
cannon
old iron
expense
rate
wrought iron
vessel
fathoms of water
logs
return of ordnance
return of quartermasters stores
document number
1789093040055
page start
43
number of pages
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. | P:40 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |