Letter
Messrs. Forbes Babcock to Steamship Company's vessels, July 10, 1861
San Francisco
San Francisco, July 10, 1861.
General SUMNER, U.S. Army, Commanding Pacific Department, San Francisco:
SIR: The president of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company has directed us to make application to you for the loan of four light 32pounder guns, to be placed on our steamers in active service between this port and Panama. They are intended as an additional defensive armament over and above their present one, which is of light caliber. With the large guns we wquld require a small amount of suitable ammunition for them, as none of the desired size can be procured here outside of the Government supply.
Asking a reply to this communication at your earliest convenience, we remain,
very respectfully, your obedient servants, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, July 10, 1861,
Messrs. FORBES & BABCOCK,
Agents Pacific Mail Steamship Company, San Francisco, Cal.:
Messrs. FORBES & BABCOCK,
Agents Pacific Mail Steamship Company, San Francisco, Cal.:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco. Summary: Forbes and Babcock request four 32-pounder guns and ammunition from General Sumner to enhance the defensive armament of Pacific Mail Steamship Company vessels operating between San Francisco and Panama.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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