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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00541 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0016] January-April 1777 |
| Title | Construction of a carriage for cannon which have their trunnions broken off [incomplete] |
| Date | 1 March 1777 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Drawing of a special carriage for a cannon, with the comment "A carriage for a Cannon if the trunnions be broken off. Many Cannon are mounted upon this construction at Boston." Trunnions are the knobs on both sides of a cannon that form the axis on which it pivots and hold it in place. Title from docket. The lower portion of the document may be missing. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Artillery Transportation Science and Technology Continental Army |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |