Auction Date:2012 Feb 15 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
War-dated LS, one page, 8 x 10, October 12, 1812. Letter to Colonel Henry Burbeck, Commanding Governor’s Island. Armstrong informs Burbeck about ordnance shortages (being low on ammo) at Newport, Rhode Island. In full: “Col. Wadsworth by letter of the 10th…states that ‘the commanding offices at New-Port reports 400 bls. of powder deficient of a full supply, also 300 shot for 24 pounders & 1400 for 32 pounders and that there is also a deficiency of 50bls.of powder, 400 shot for 24 pounders and 200 for 18 pounders at New London.’ He requests under these circumstances, that if one hundred barrels of powder can be spared from this port that it may be sent to New-Port. Whatever over-plus of either article, powder or that may be here after supplying ourselves with thirty rounds of musquet cartridges per man & thirty rounds of cannon cartridges per gun, may be forwarded to New-Port and New London agreeably to Col. Wadsworth’s request.” In the lower left is a notation which reads, “The estimate will be made upon the following Nos.--2900 men-300 Guns of different calibers.” In very good condition, with intersecting mailing folds, one through a single letter of signature, scattered toning and soiling, and mirroring of ink from folding.
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