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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.00832
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0023] July-December 1780 
Title Proof of Powder, tried on the plan at West Point in June and July 1780, with a 5 ½ inch royal and a 24 pound ball
Date July 1780
Document Type Military document
Content Description Lists amount of powder used and the range of the ball in feet and yards when shot.
Subjects Revolutionary War  Continental Army  Military History  West Point (US Military Academy)  Artillery  Ammunition  
Place written West Point, New York
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