Discussion of Field Artillery, Including Cannon Required
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Discussion of Field Artillery, Including Cannon Required
Description
Letter, discusses corps of artillery; asks for brass field pieces; mentions foreign affairs.
short description
Ltr, ask brass field pieces.
year created
1793
month created
06
day created
07
author
sent from location
Providence
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
A Fenner
notable location
Philadelphia
Providence
United States
Newport
Rhode Island
notable item/thing
carriages
case of an aggression on the part of any of the belligerent powers
compliance with this request
dressed in uniform
attended upon their military exercises
troops
account of the heavy expences which the company have been at in their equipment
application to you for the loan of two brass field pieces
acknowledge the receipt of your letters
lay before the general assembly at their meeting
consideration which the great importance of their object demands
artillery company hath been lately revived in Newport
document number
1793060740001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | AXC04 (3 pages) | Collection: Letter from the Governors | V: 4, P: 82 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | A Fenner | Providence | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |