HMS Cornwallis, August 25th, 1778
Scope and Contents
A document containing a supply list for the HMS Cornwallis, dated August 25th, 1778 in New York. The list, “received out of His Majesty’s Stores from Mr Thomas Man, Naval Ordinance Storekeeper,” consists of “Match”, “Spunge Tacks”, “Sheepskins”, “Oil”, and “Musquet Flints”. The Cornwallis was a British galley, purchased in the United States in 1777.
Dates
- August 25th, 1778
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Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
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Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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