Orr, Hugh, 1717-1798 to Amasa Davis
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.708 Author/Creator: Orr, Hugh, 1717-1798 Place Written: Bridgewater, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 27, 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy
Letter written by Orr as an inventor and owner of a foundry to Davis as Quartermaster General of Boston. Says he is in possession of a cannon bore which belongs to the state and wants to return it. Claims it would be proper to give it to Davis. It weighs half a ton. Tries to downplay the cost of carting the bore, saying it is a fair price for the season.
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