Ordnance Concerns at West Point
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Ordnance Concerns at West Point
Description
Amidst a detailed discussion of ordnance matters, Fleming notes that the cannons and carriage have been boarded on a sloop that sailed that morning with a fine fair wind. The receipt of the master of the sloop is enclosed and the vessel should arrive in New York that afternoon.
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
16
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in Hodgdon to Fleming, 05/21/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Major Samuel Hodgdon
George Fleming
ship's master
Captain Houdin
General Henry Knox
notable location
West Point
New York
Albany
notable item/thing
ordnance
cannons
carriage
sloop
vessel
brass 12 pounders
field carriages
trunnion plates
limbers
howitzer
return
gun carriages
American fashion
painted
wood
document number
1798051680101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZPR02 (3 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:6 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZPR02a (3 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:6 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Fleming | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |