Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 [Contract with Robert P. Parrott for rifles, projectiles & lead]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00508.04 Author/Creator: Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: December 22, 1860 Pagination: 5 p. : docket ; Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy
Semmes's retained copy. Contract with Parrott of the Cold Springs Foundry in West Point, New York for 16 rifle cannons, 3500 "Dyer" solid shot, 4000 "Dyer" case or shrapnel shot, 500 canister shot, and 100,000 pounds of lead. Lists the specifications for each of these items and the price. Instructs that the advice of Captain A.B. Dyer (of the U.S. Ordnance Dept.) should be followed when manufacturing the ammunitions. Should be noted that a U.S. government official's advice was taken on manufacturing arms that would ultimately be used by the Confederacy against the United States. The original of this copy was signed by Semmes and Parrott, witnessed by W. J. Hardee, a future Confederate lt. general. Written from the 5th Avenue Hotel in New York.
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