Request for Estimate of Transport Cost for Military Stores
Document 1790Letter, directs estimate of transport cost for public stores.
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War office 24th June 1790
Sir
I pray you to ascertain, at what rate & ton the public Stores at Providence could be transported to West point on Hudsons River & let me know the result. Please also to transmit me an estimate as nearly as may be of the number of tons, and the cost of transporting the Same to the place in order to be shipped.
I am Sir
with great respect
Your humble
Servant H Knox
Coll Olney
[Colonel Olney
Providence
H Knox]
[order from the Secretary
of War 24th June 90
— obtain'd [undecipherable]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, directs estimate of transport cost for public stores.
Date
06/24/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790062400101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Jeremiah Olney
Henry Knox
Notable locations
Providence
War Office
Rhode Island
New York
West Point
Hudson River
Notable items
pray you to ascertain at what rate per ton the public stores
transported
let me know the result
transmit me an estimate as nearly as may be if the number of tons and the cost of transporting the same to the vessel
shipped