Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 A Calculation of Ordnance, and Ordnance Stores wanted for the Army of the Northern Department made by order of the Hnble. Major Genl. Schuyler

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00499 Author/Creator: Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 Place Written: Ticonderoga, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 30 December 1776 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 33 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Listings of the quantity and types of cannon desired by the Northern Department, and the amount of shot desired for each. Also a list other needed war-time provisions. A note explains that if the specified objects cannot be sent, then at least the material to make them must be. Also states that the letter is a copy. Docket includes a few mathematical calculations.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources