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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01431 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0042] May 1782 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Jacob Faesch about shells |
| Date | 25 May 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Faesch, John Jacob |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp, and signed by Shaw for Knox. Advises Faesch that Captain [William] Stevens will soon be arriving with a small party to reproof shells, and will be bringing "a section of a French 8 inch shell, with an order from the Secretary at War to cast three thousand of that construction." Explains, "You may remember that I mentioned to you that we found some French 8 inch howitzers at York in Virginia. These we have now mounted, but we find by the fairest experiment that the shells cast for English ordnance of that name will not answer, the windage being so grate as to lose a great proportion of the effects of the powder. The French shells are three quarters of an inch larger than the English, so those which are called 8 inches will actually be 8 ½ inches." He and Mrs. Knox send their regards to Mrs. Faesch. See GLC02437.01426 for more on this subject. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Ammunition Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Industry |
| People | Faesch, John Jacob (1729-1799) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Stevens, William (1750-1801) |
| Place written | Boonton, New Jersey |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Science, Technology, Invention |
| 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 Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln about shells |