Rifle Shipment
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Rifle Shipment
Description
General Hand writes Secretary Knox on the shipment of rifles, which are packed and awaiting a wagon to transport them. Not all of the rifles were acceptable, but more are expected.
year created
1792
month created
05
day created
16
author
sent from location
Lancaster
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Edward Hand
Sittler
notable location
Lancaster
York County
Carlisle
Fort Pitt
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
rifles
wagons
transportation
guns
arms
document number
1792051640001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
Transcribe this document
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NIA12 (2 pages) | Collection: Papers of Major General Edward Hand | V:2, P:85. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | General Edward Hand | Lancaster | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |