Musket Cartridges
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Musket Cartridges
Description
Informs the Secretary at War that everything agreeable to his instructions are now ready. There is an insufficient amount of musket cartridge paper and other items.
year created
1790
month created
03
day created
12
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cites Knox to Price 03/05/1790
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Price
Mr. Ross
Moss
notable location
West Point
notable item/thing
musket
cartridge paper
musket balls
rounds
quire
mould
mold
flannel cartridges
6 pounders
3 pounders
musket cartridge
ordnance
document number
1790031240055
page start
48
number of pages
1
transcription
West Point March 12th 1790
Sir
I have but this moment received your Letter of 5th Instant by Mr Thoss -
Every thing agreeable to your directions that we have have shall be in readiness as soon as possible - Their is not a sufficiency of Musket Cartridge Paper for to make the number of rounds which you have ordered to be [] Loose, as we have but 14 quire on hand - and all the Musket Ball is mixed and the most of them is One oz Balls - and I have no mould to cast them in to the size wanted as it should be done - neither is their any shave flannel cartridges for five or three pounders - Every thing else shall be ready - and I will have one hundred rounds more of Musket Cartridges for each man - and one hundred rounds for each piece of Ordnance ready in case you should think proper to have them [] with the rest
I am sir -
The Honorable
Major Genl Knox
Secretary at War -
Sir
I have but this moment received your Letter of 5th Instant by Mr Thoss -
Every thing agreeable to your directions that we have have shall be in readiness as soon as possible - Their is not a sufficiency of Musket Cartridge Paper for to make the number of rounds which you have ordered to be [] Loose, as we have but 14 quire on hand - and all the Musket Ball is mixed and the most of them is One oz Balls - and I have no mould to cast them in to the size wanted as it should be done - neither is their any shave flannel cartridges for five or three pounders - Every thing else shall be ready - and I will have one hundred rounds more of Musket Cartridges for each man - and one hundred rounds for each piece of Ordnance ready in case you should think proper to have them [] with the rest
I am sir -
The Honorable
Major Genl Knox
Secretary at War -
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | MBG01 (26 pages) | Collection: Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. | P:45 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |