Raynor HCA 2013-01
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/10/2013
Manuscript document, 8” x 8,” 1pp., a detailed account, “Tuesday 19th” (March 19, 1776), of various tools delivered and returned for the purposes of constructing defenses around New York City in the late winter of 1776. This account records the names of captains on the day's fatigue duty together with the tools they took for the day's work including "Pick Axes", "Shod Shovels", "Spaides", "Iron Shovels", "Axes" "Saws", and "Crow Barrs". Captains listed include John Warner, Samuel Johnsons, William Lawson and others.
Click on a thumbnail above to display a larger image below
Hold down the mouse button and slide side to side to see more thumbnails(if available).
Click above for larger image.