Contract between James McHenry and Rufus and Sylvanus Hopkins for supplying iron cannon
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Contract between James McHenry and Rufus and Sylvanus Hopkins for supplying iron cannon
Description
Articles of agreement between James McHenry and Rufus Hopkins and Sylvanus Hopkins of Providence Rhode Island for and on behalf of Hope Furnace to furnish cannon of various caliber, to include 24, 18, 12 and 9 pounders. Details the process of proving and inspecting the cannon.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
31
secondary author
secondary recipient
sent to location
Rhode Island
in collection
author note
James McHenry; Rufus Hopkins; Sylvanus Hopkins
notable person/group
James McHenry
Rufus Hopkins
Sylvanus Hopkins
Secretary of War
contractors
Francis Tompskins
Lewis
Oliver Leach
Willian Ranndel
John Goulding
notable location
Providence County
Rhode Island
Hope Furnace
notable item/thing
contract
articles of agreement
iron cannon
twenty four pounders
eighteen pounders
twelve pounders
nine pounders
cast
bored
competent machinery
smoothed
turning machine
draft
expense
errors
proof
trunnions
defects
bore
caliber
diameter
shot
instruments
touch hole
bass pieces
vertical plane
breech
chase
powder
temporary carriage
water
weight
wharf
decked vessel of sixty tons burthen
document number
1799073100001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (8 pages) | XQB16 (8 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:517 |
| [view document] (8 pages) | XQB16a (8 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:517 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Rufus Hopkins | Rhode Island | Sylvanus Hopkins; |