[Document, 1776 August 07]
- 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