Progress of Repairs to the Muskets, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Progress of Repairs to the Muskets, Etc.
Description
Perkins reports on the progress of the repairs of the muskets at New London. He notes that the rolled iron needed to make the bands for completing the repairs arrived too late so they were forced to plate them with the iron they already had on hand.
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
04
author
sent from location
New London
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Joseph Perkins
notable location
Philadelphia
New London
notable item/thing
muskets
repair
rolled iron
bands
plate
bar iron
barrels
bayonets
locks
stock
document number
1797060480001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZPE22 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 5 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZPE22a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 5 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Perkin | New London | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |