Intends to Prove Ordnance; Request for Three Pound Balls

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Intends to Prove Ordnance; Request for Three Pound Balls

Description

Proctor intends to prove some ordnance and says he needs 25 three-pound balls.

short description

Intends to prove ordnance; request for three pound balls

year created

1793

month created

03

day created

08

recipient

in image

note

Largely illegible. Some of the document is torn/missing.

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Thomas Proctor
Mr. King

notable location

powder magazines
Bank of Schuylkill

notable item/thing

prove
ordnance
castings
powder magazines
three pound ball
hank
slow match
portfires

notable phrase

I am intending to prove some small pieces of ordnance

document number

1793030880001

page start

1

number of pages

3

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) ZMG02 (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:2
[view document] (2 pages) ZMG02a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:2

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Thomas Procter [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]