Pickering discusses artillery with Knox
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Pickering discusses artillery with Knox
Description
Letter, discusses testing Howitzers.
short description
Ltr, dis testing Howitzers.
year created
1795
month created
02
day created
18
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Timothy Pickering
Paul Revere
notable location
War Office
notable item/thing
says he has his howitzers ready to bore
asks if they are to be proved adding
cannot see that it will answer any end to move them
waste of ammunition
fill the chamber with powder and charge it with a shell
his reasoning I should suppose just
will you be so good as to express your opinion
in a letter
document number
1795021800001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ANB02 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox, MMC | V: 37, P: 35 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |