Audit of Expenditures at the Springfield Armory
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Audit of Expenditures at the Springfield Armory
Description
An audit that includes the following entries for the years 1795-1798; total expenditures; muskets manufactured; muskets cleaned and repaired by new stocks, bayonets, ramrods, springs, and screw pins and repairing artillery carriages; and expenditures for buildings and machinery. Williams notes that it would be beneficial if Hodgdon inspected the works to determine whether any unnecessary expenses are being incurred.
year created
1799
month created
02
day created
04
author
sent from location
Springfield
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Cited in Hodgdon to Williams, 02/13/1799.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Joseph Williams
David Ames
notable location
Philadelphia
Springfield
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
armory
audit
manufactures
musket
stock
bayonet
ramrod
spring
screw pin
artillery
carriage
expenditure
buildings
machinery
machine
wages
workmen
labor
laborers
workers
provisions
works
arms
iron
steel
gunstock
document number
1799020480001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZQD09 (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 7 |
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZQD09a (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 7 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Williams | Springfield | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |