Brong, Peter

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Brong, Peter		Lancaster	Pennsylvania	1794	1816

Patent	Date	Remarks

Contract	for
?	Contract for Model 1798 muskets
January 2, 1808	Contract for 800 pistols at $5 each, delivery in six month.

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He belongs to the Lancaster School On January 2, 1792, Secretary of War Henry Knox asked General Edward Hand, who was living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to contact for the first 1,000 rifles at 12$ each. The rifle should be .50 caliber with 42" rifled barrel, the lock to have a fly, with a patch box to be spring opened with abutton release. Additional 2,000 rifles were ordered and delivered in 1794. Finally the Government received 3,476 rifles made by different gunsmiths. The correspondence between Knox and Hand is published under - Gonter, Peter. In 1794 Peter Brong contribued 5 rifles, on January 10, 17 and 20 one rifle each, and on March 13 two rifles. Sold muskets to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under a 1797 act. Maker of Kentucky style rifles and pistols. From the information found in the National Archives it seems that the contract was for Brong, Guest and Henry. Which Guest and Henry I do not know. Delivered were: January 13, 1809 - 65 Pistols July 6, 1809 - 184 Pistols (inspector was Thomas Palmer) July 8, 1809 - 66 Pistols July 14, 1809 - 9 Boxes of Pistols August 16, 1809 - 1 Box of Pistols September 19, 1810 - 184 Pistols totally - 499 Pistols & 11 Boxes

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He belongs to the Lancaster School

On January 2, 1792, Secretary of War Henry Knox asked General Edward Hand, who was living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to contact for the first 1,000 rifles at 12$ each. The rifle should be .50 caliber with 42" rifled barrel, the lock to have a fly, with a patch box to be spring opened with abutton release. Additional 2,000 rifles were ordered and delivered in 1794. Finally the Government received 3,476 rifles made by different gunsmiths. The correspondence between Knox and Hand is published under - Gonter, Peter.
In 1794 Peter Brong contribued 5 rifles, on January 10, 17 and 20 one rifle each, and on March 13 two rifles.

Sold muskets to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under a 1797 act.

Maker of Kentucky style rifles and pistols.

From the information found in the National Archives it seems that the contract was for Brong, Guest and Henry. Which Guest and Henry I do not know. Delivered were:

January 13, 1809 - 65 Pistols
July 6, 1809 - 184 Pistols (inspector was Thomas Palmer)
July 8, 1809 - 66 Pistols
July 14, 1809 - 9 Boxes of Pistols
August 16, 1809 - 1 Box of Pistols
September 19, 1810 - 184 Pistols
totally - 499 Pistols & 11 Boxes