Williams discusses contracted rations with Knox
Document 1790Letter, discussses contract to supply rations.
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[Baltimore 14 Octr.
Otho H. Williams]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, discussses contract to supply rations.
Date
10/14/1790
Recipient
Sent from
Baltimore
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790101440201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Otho H Williams
Gov. St. Clair
Notable locations
Baltimore
Notable items
stimulated the contractors to measures
expected advances fromo the treasury
involved their fortunes and credit to the extent
pledged themselves to the people who furnished the supplies
advances to others who engaged in the service
settling their accounts under the protection of the contract
consequences will be very disadvantageous
confidence I their capacity attention and resources
closing the business with safety to themselves and satisfaction to the public
expedient to renew the contract
security for their performance
solicitude for their welfare must excuse me for giving you the trouble of this private letter
encouragements and solicitations
cannot be denied that the exertions made by the contractors the last summer and fall have been equal to any thing that could have been expected of
supplies procured in consequence of those exertions are equal at the least tot he greatest requisitions made and much greater than the commanding
my brother is now writing you on the subject of the contract
to the public for supplying rations will terminat
confides in your liberality and the equity of certain circumstances so far as to hope their employment in the department of the quartermaster will be