Defective Howitzers & Request for Replacement
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Defective Howitzers & Request for Replacement
Description
Wayne complains about the defective nature of his howitzers and asks for replacements of the same properties and caliber that are of better quality. Postscript includes birthday wishes for President George Washington.
short description
Defective Howitzers & Request for Replacement
year created
1793
month created
02
day created
22
author
sent from location
Legion Ville
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Knox to Wayne, 03/02/1793.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
Captain Slough
the Legion
Savages
President of the U.S.
George Washington
notable location
Legion Ville
Legionville
notable item/thing
report of the defects of the howitzers
report
defects
howitzers
return
metal
base
reinforce
trunnions
due proportion
caliber
repair
safe in action
order
shells
fixed ammunition
ammunition
artillery
transported
mountainous country
roads
birthday
defects of the howitzers
the metal of which they are made
the reinforce not sufficient
the trunnions not in due proportion to the caliber
sixteen new ones of the same caliber
present shells and fixed ammunition
mountainous country covered with woods
notable phrase
thus will the present shells and fixed ammunition be rendered useful and the expence of others saved--& thus shall we have with the Legion the only kind of artillery that can be transported with ease and used with effect against savages in a mountainous country covered with woods & without the benefit of roads.
document number
1793022253555
page start
181
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DTB01 (266 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 1 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Anthony Wayne Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Wayne | Legion Ville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |