I strongly favor the action taken by representatives of the Colonies on July 4, 1776. Since I want to do my part to help, I want to know if you could use an extra cannon. I have a small blacksmith shop here in Wilfred Conners which I run myself. I have never made a cannon, but I'm sure I could do it and if need be, I could get some of the men around these parts to help. I would only charge for the metal I put into it plus a little to help my family buy corn meal and meat for the winter.
Please let me know what kind of cannon you want and where you want it, I'll get started on it right away.
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