Supplies for West Point
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Supplies for West Point
Description
Guns and ammunition to be transported for the fortification of West Point.
short description
Ltr, dir guns & ammunition transported.
year created
1794
month created
08
day created
07
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Superintendent military stores
notable location
War Department
Springfield
West Point
New York
fortification
notable item/thing
Brass six pounders with travelling carriages
traveling forges
three pounders without carriages
transported from the Arsenal
mounted
implements for the whole provided
dispatch
rounds of fixed ammunition
round and case shot with tubes
proportional quantity of portfires
prepared for each piece
whole provided with tumbuls, harness
apparatus
move at a moment's warning
travelling forges
5 1/2 inch howitzers mounted with implements, shells and one hundred rounds
shells
grape
ammunition waggons
camp equipage
axes
army
men
tents
musket cartridges transported from West Point
measures
powder
calibre of french arms
public stores
estimates
Secretary of the Treasury
tumbrils
document number
1794080700201
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AID17 (2 pages) | Collection: Gilder Lehrman Collection. | GLC01613.03 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |