The Practice of Firing a Morning & Evening Gun & Sundry Other Issues
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
The Practice of Firing a Morning & Evening Gun & Sundry Other Issues
Description
Hodgdon addresses multiple supply and ordnance questions.
year created
1798
month created
06
day created
21
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
exerienced artillery officer
notable location
Philadelphia
Fort Johnson
notable item/thing
return for a supply of military stores
cannon at Fort Johnson
unmeaning practice of firing a morning and evening gun
eighteen pounder
powder
twelve pounder
pieces of ordnance mounted and unmounted
implements and carriages
heavy iron pieces
round shot
grape or cannister shot
repairs
field artillery
notable phrase
The sketch of stores inserted in the letter is so vague that nothing can be understood from it.
document number
1798062128055
page start
130
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: 130 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |