Bayonet for a French Musket
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Bayonet for a French Musket
Description
Stagg sends a pattern bayonet for a French musket made by [Joseph] Cranch at West Point. The Secretary of War wants to be informed as to what price one thousand bayonets could be made for. It is understood that the bayonet will be without a scabbard and with a blade of steel.
year created
1793
month created
04
day created
21
author
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg
Joseph Cranch
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
notable location
West Point
New York
notable item/thing
bayonets
French musket
steel
scabbard
blade
document number
1793042180001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZMH07 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:2 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZMH07a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Stagg | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |