Cannon, Implements, & Ball to Goat Island
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Cannon, Implements, & Ball to Goat Island
Description
Hodgdon discusses the means by which arms are to be sent to Goat Island, near Newport, Rhode Island.
year created
1798
month created
08
day created
23
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
New York
in image
notable person/group
Ebenezer Stevens
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Mr. Blugge
Mr. Faesch
Capt. William Littlefield
notable location
New York
Philadelphia
Goat Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Providence
notable item/thing
heavy cannon, implements, cannon and ball
barrels of cannon powder
twenty four pounder shot
expense
document number
1798082328355
page start
193
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: 193 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Ebenezer Stevens | New York | [n/a] |