Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Construction of a carriage for cannon which have their trunnions broken off [incomplete]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00541 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 1 March 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 21.7 cm, Width: 15.2 cm Order a Copy
Drawing of a special carriage for a cannon, with the comment "A carriage for a Cannon if the trunnions be broken off. Many Cannon are mounted upon this construction at Boston." Trunnions are the knobs on both sides of a cannon that form the axis on which it pivots and hold it in place. Title from docket. The lower portion of the document may be missing.
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