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Ingraham, Duncan N., 1802-1891 to George Minor

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02724 Author/Creator: Ingraham, Duncan N., 1802-1891 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 9 July 1859 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 34.7 cm, Width: 21.4 cm Order a Copy

Ingraham, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, discusses the fabrication of guns at the Tredegar Foundry in Richmond, Virginia. States that Joseph Reid Anderson, owner of the Foundry, gave notice that ten guns are ready for inspection. Instructs Minor, Assistant Inspector of Ordnance, to forward required reports of fabrication to the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography as soon as possible.

Ingraham, Duncan Nathaniel, 1802-1891
Minor, George, fl. 1861
Anderson, Joseph Reid, 1813-1892

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