Ordnance for Capt. Frye at Governors Island

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Ordnance for Capt. Frye at Governors Island

Description

Hodgdon notifies Capt. Frye of the ordnance being transported to his post at Governors Island.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

04

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Frederick Frye
Samuel Hodgdon
Capt. [Michael] Houdin
Melancton Smith

notable location

Philadelphia
York
Governors Island

notable item/thing

brass twenty-four pounders
carriages and implements
six pounders
four pounder iron guns
nine pound ball

document number

1798050428255

page start

81

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: 81

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Frederick Frye [unknown] [n/a]