To George Washington from John Defever, 2 October 1755
From John Defever
fort Cumberland [Md.] October the Second 1755
Sir
A Return of Stores belonging to his Majesty Royall Train Left at the Undermentioned places viz.
at Mr. Ambrose on the Maryland Side of potomack1 | |
Musquett Shot in Boxes | 22 |
at Konokagig2 . . ditto | 30 |
Casks of flints | 05 |
at Winchester Iron Guns 12 poundes | 4 |
Travelling Carriages with Limbos3 | 3 |
Round shot 12 pounders | 1200 |
Your obedient and Humble Sert
John Defever
ADS, DLC:GW.
1. Defever made his return to GW of the stores of the artillery train left at Fort Cumberland on 18 Sept. 1755. A Mr. Ambrose owned a mill west of Frederick, Md., in the 1740s.
2. Conococheague.
3. For transporting a cannon, horses were hitched to a limber which was in turn attached to the field carriage on which the gun was mounted.