Benjamin Moore letters about guns, 1812-1813.

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Benjamin Moore letters about guns, 1812-1813.

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Two letters to the Secretary of War William Eustis about the quality of guns at the Springfield Armory (Springfield, Massachusetts) which Moore found substandard and in need of repairs. The third letter was addressed to Mr. Chaffee on the same topic.

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Springfield Armory (U.S.)

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Federal armory established at Springfield, Mass., in 1794; by 1890 had become the U.S. Army's main laboratory for testing and developing new small arms which it manufactured until its closing in 1968. From the description of Statement of expenditures, 1900-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70938180 From the description of Springfield Armory progress reports, 1961-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70938326 From the description of Phase out information, 1964-197...

Moore, Benjamin James, 1983-1993

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Eustis, William, 1753-1825

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Revolutionary War veteran, politician, and secretary of war. From the description of Letter, 1818 Oct. 20. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49215753 William Eustis was born in Cambridge, Mass., and graduated from Harvard College in 1772. He served as a surgeon during the American Revolutionary War and in the Massachusetts General Court (1788-1794). Eustis was a U.S. Representative for Massachusetts (1801-1804, 1820-1823), Secretary of War (1809-1813), Am...