Location of the Third Arsenal
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Location of the Third Arsenal
Description
Hodgdon discusses at length proposals for the location of the third arsenal and magazine which will be added to the ones already at Springfield and Potomac.
year created
1798
month created
08
day created
29
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
the enemy
Congress
notable location
Philadelphia
Carlisle
Springfield
Potomac
towns on the seacoast
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Virginia
the Delaware [River] above the falls
Morrisville
Pittsburgh
Germantown
notable item/thing
public buildings at Carlisle
laboratory purposes
object of destruction
three grand arsenals
magazines
military stores
high ground
transportation
machines
kettles
musket ammunition
field pieces
document number
1798082928155
page start
198
number of pages
2
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: 198 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |