Title
[Document, 1776 August 07]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
August 07, 1776
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
The furnaces at Salisbury had several cannon and considerable shot but no trux made. Could release none of it without instructions from Governor Trumbull. Trumbull and his Council agreed to lend New York the firearms at Salisbury and agreed to build additional arms for them. The men at Salisbury agreed but wanted to confine their manufactures to cannon and let Colonel Livingston make trux. The cannon taken to Hoffman's ferry and Livingston has agreed to build the trux.
Identifier
columbia.jay.12765