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- Creator
- Great Britain. Board of Ordnance
- Call number
- MssCol 1075
- Physical description
- .4 linear feet (4 volumes)
- Preferred Citation
- Records of the British Surveyor of Ordnance, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Records of the British Surveyor of Ordnance, including some created by Sir Charles Frederick, who was Surveyor from 1750 through 1782. Consist of records and letters concerning the military establishment and its equipment in Europe and America, 1642-1767; precedents, etc. for firing guns on triumphal and other public occasions, 1683-1759; allowances and wages in the military and civil service of the ordnance of England, 1759-1764; and letters by and to Sir Charles Frederick, 1761-1767
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328