Request for estimate on when nine and six pounder cannon will be ready for proving
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for estimate on when nine and six pounder cannon will be ready for proving
Description
Cannons may be needed in June. Request for estimate on when the nine and six pound cannon will be ready so that the engineer can make plans on when to proceed to Cecil Furnace Maryland for proving.
year created
1797
month created
05
day created
20
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Samuel Hughes.
notable person/group
Samuel Hughes
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
notable location
War Office
Cecil Furnace
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
six pounder
nine pounder
cannon
frigate
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797052015255
page start
231
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZXA06 (315 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) | V:1, P:231 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hughes | [unknown] | [n/a] |