Transporting Brass Cannon with Their Carriages & Implements
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Transporting Brass Cannon with Their Carriages & Implements
Description
Hodgdon orders that the cannon that he acquired from Capt. Houdin at Albany be transported by water to Philadelphia.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
25
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Melancton Smith
Samuel Hodgdon
Capt. Houdin, public storekeeper at Albany
notable location
Philadelphia
Albany
notable item/thing
brass cannon with their carriages and implements
transportation by water
freight
bill of lading
document number
1798042528055
page start
73
number of pages
1
Item sets
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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: 73 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Melancton Smith | [unknown] | [n/a] |