Request for Ammunition & Cannon Implements for Proving Cannon at Foxall's Furnaces
Type
Document Signed
Title
Request for Ammunition & Cannon Implements for Proving Cannon at Foxall's Furnaces
Description
Directs issue of powder, cartridges, and cannon implements to Maj. Lewis Tousard, for use in proving a cannon at Foxall's Furnace.
year created
1800
month created
04
day created
28
author
secondary author
recipient
in collection
note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
author note
James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.
notable person/group
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hogdon
Major Louis Tousard
Mr. Foxall
notable location
War Department
Mr. Foxall's furnace
notable item/thing
casks of powder
nine pounders flannel cartridges
drag ropes
nine pounder tubes
turine
garrison carriage
shot
proving cannon
document number
1800042800101
page start
1
number of pages
2
