Bavarian field pieces
Item
Type
Autograph Draft
Title
Bavarian field pieces
Description
Describes invention of Bavarian field piece used by artillery, mentions science and end of term in War Office.
short description
Ltr, des Bavarian field piece.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
31
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Count Rumford
notable person/group
Count Rumford
James McHenry
King
inventor
Secretary of War
artillerists
labourers
laborers
notable location
War Department
Baltimore
United States
Bavaria
War Office
native country
notable item/thing
field piece
carriage
ammunition wagon
waggon
horse
artillery
cart
notable idea/issue
science
invention
resignation
notable phrase
retirement
Department of War
neglect to impart a full share in the benefits resulting from your scientific labours
this day closes my official duties as Secretary of War
President of the United States
letter to my successor
recommended his particular attention to improve our corps of artillerists
ordnance
regard for your native country that you should invite them to improvements
so important an object to their defense and security
incalculable advantages
indefatiguable pursuits
altering the condition of humanity
valuable present you have made to the United States
obliging letter
memoir relative to the field piece, carriage and ammunition waggon invented by you to answer the double purpose of field service and that of horse artillery
models of the new Bavarian field piece
letter or description
initial examination and reflection
comparison
discovered most of the points in which they differed
appointments in common use
claim or manifest superiority over those used in this country
document number
1800053100001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (16 pages) | BAA10 (16 pages) | Collection: American Manuscripts | Ms Am 84c |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BAA11 (0 pages) | Collection: American Manuscripts | Ms Am 84e |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Count Rumford | [unknown] | [n/a] |