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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01738 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0049] December 1782 |
| Title | William Stevens to Henry Knox about shot and shells |
| Date | 12 December 1782 |
| Author | Stevens, William (1750-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from "Redoubt No. 3." Per Knox's orders and those of General Benjamin Lincoln, Secretary at War, he has visited the foundries of John Jacob Faesch at Mount Hope and Gabril [Gabriel?] Ogden at Pompton, both in New Jersey, and inspected the shot and shells they were commissioned to cast for the Army. Provides the number and weight of each type of shell or shot at each foundry, and declared they "stood proof and fit for service." Has sent a certificate to this effect to the Secretary at War and to the Ordnance Office. Also, per an order from Lincoln, has "collected the public stores at Mount Hope and Hibernia and have inclosed them in a picketed fence." See GLC02437.01707 for related information. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Industry Artillery Ammunition Muster Rolls and Returns Military Supplies |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Stevens, William (1750-1801) Faesch, John Jacob (1729-1799) Ogden, Gabriel (fl. 1782) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from John Jacob Faesch to Henry Knox about shell creation List of the stores deposited at Mount Hope and Hibernia |