Difference in Price of Musicians' Coats
Document 1791The subscriber, having inspected the clothing furnished by Shepherd & Smith for the non-commissioned, privates, and musicians of the levies agreeable to the contract made with the Secretary of the Treasury, judges that there ought not to be any difference in price between the non-commissioned and privates but the musician's coats, made of red cloth of a better quality ought to be more than the price shown in the contract.
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Secretary at War's Certificate respecting Clothing furnished by Messrs Smith and Shepherd
Type
Letter Signed
Description
The subscriber, having inspected the clothing furnished by Shepherd & Smith for the non-commissioned, privates, and musicians of the levies agreeable to the contract made with the Secretary of the Treasury, judges that there ought not to be any difference in price between the non-commissioned and privates but the musician's coats, made of red cloth of a better quality ought to be more than the price shown in the contract.
Date
06/06/1791
Author
Recipient
Repository
Document number
1791060600001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott, Jr., Auditor of the Treasury
Henry Knox