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Young, Joseph, 1733-1814 [Cannon machinery]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10450 Author/Creator: Young, Joseph, 1733-1814 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: circa 1775-1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 29.4 x 24 cm. Order a Copy

Notes regarding the construction of an artillery device along with a diagram with labeled parts corresponding to the notes.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Young, Joseph, 1733-1814

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