Proving the Powder Lately Purchased
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Proving the Powder Lately Purchased
Description
Major Fleming has been dispatched to New York to prove the recently purchased powder with a 5 1/2 inch howitzer.
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
23
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Ebenezer Stevens
Samuel Hodgdon
Major [George] Fleming
Capt. [Michael] Houdin
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
powder
howitzer
proof
24 pound ball
brass twelve pounders
carriages
every species of insult
document number
1798052328055
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 | Ebenezer Stevens | [unknown] | [n/a] |