Gun Stocks for the Public Manufactory at Springfield

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Gun Stocks for the Public Manufactory at Springfield

Description

Letter, asks for gun stocks & iron; discusses arms manufacture.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

19

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Nathan Jones
Samuel Hodgdon

notable location

Philadelphia
Springfield

notable item/thing

gun stocks
iron
public manufactory
requisition

notable phrase

repeatedly requested an order for one thousand to be sent to the public manufactory at Springfield
wish to know whether the Secretary declines accepting them
works are nearly destitute
loss will probably be experienced
iron is also wanted
conclude the last requisition has not been fully complied with

document number

1798031928055

page start

36

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (560 pages) BJA01 (560 pages) Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. P:036

Document names

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