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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.08362 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0076] September-December 1785 |
| Title | Dimensions and cost of a 16 inch wall for the magazine at Springfield |
| Date | ca. 1785 |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Document states each side wall will be 116 feet long and the ends will be 52 feet wide. Provides costs for 70,560 bricks, sand, boards, timber, and the labor to lay the bricks. The total comes to £179.9.0. Though dated in pencil with the year 1779, this document is apparently an enclosure for GLC02437.03152, a letter to Henry Knox from June 1785. The letter was accompanied by several estimates for buildings and construction projects at the Springfield armory. One of the enclosures described in that letter matches the title of this document. |
| Subjects | Building Construction Military History Ammunition Weaponry |
| Place written | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics |
| 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 Bryant to Henry Knox discussing construction and repairs at the Springfield Armory |