Detaching Wheels & Limbers
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Detaching Wheels & Limbers
Description
Capt. Frye is asked to assist Melancton Smith in detaching the wheels and limbers from their carriages before they are transported so that they can easily be reassembled at their destination.
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
21
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Frederick Frye
Samuel Hodgdon
Melancton Smith
notable location
Philadelphia
Springfield
New York
notable item/thing
brass ordnance
travelling or field carriages
wheels and limbers
water transportation
professional skill
list of the guns and carriages
document number
1798052128355
page start
97
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: 97 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Frederick Frye | [unknown] | [n/a] |