Requests for Cannon Cartridges made and transported to Cecil Furnace Maryland

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Requests for Cannon Cartridges made and transported to Cecil Furnace Maryland

Description

Nathan Jones conveys Secretary of War request that Hodgdon have 70 paper cannon cartridges made and transported to Cecil Furnace. In a related document, Mr LaCosta requests that models be made for making paper cartridges.

year created

1796

month created

04

day created

14

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Nathan Jones
LaCosta

notable location

War Office
Cecil Furnace
Principio Company
Maryland
Cecil County Maryland
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

cannon cartridges
forms or models for cannon cartridges
cannons
ordnance

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
blast furnace
navy contracts
navy guns

document number

1796041415001

page start

1

number of pages

4

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (5 pages) ZOM04 (5 pages) Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) B:4
[view document] (4 pages) ZOM04a (4 pages) Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) B:4

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Nathan Jones War Office [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]