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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02724 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1859 |
| Title | Duncan Ingraham to George Minor requesting a report on newly cast guns |
| Date | 9 July 1859 |
| Author | Ingraham, Duncan N. (Duncan Nathaniel) (1802-1891) |
| Recipient | Minor, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Ingraham, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, discusses the fabrication of guns at the Tredegar Foundry in Richmond, Virginia. States that Joseph Reid Anderson, owner of the Foundry, gave notice that ten guns are ready for inspection. Instructs Minor, Assistant Inspector of Ordnance, to forward required reports of fabrication to the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography as soon as possible. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Maritime Artillery Navy Weaponry Industry |
| People | Ingraham, Duncan Nathaniel (1802-1891) Minor, George (fl. 1861) Anderson, Joseph Reid (1813-1892) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Industry; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |