Bad Quality of Hats & Shoes
Document 1794General Wayne has complained about the poor quality of the hats and shoes supplied to his Army by the contractors for 1793. Wolcott advises that he will take appropriate measures against those Contractors and Inspectors who are responsible for the quality of the equipment and clothing they provide.
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
General Wayne has complained about the poor quality of the hats and shoes supplied to his Army by the contractors for 1793. Wolcott advises that he will take appropriate measures against those Contractors and Inspectors who are responsible for the quality of the equipment and clothing they provide.
Date
07/17/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1794071790001
Page start
1
Note
Enclosure from an extract of a letter from Wayne to Wolcott about the Army Contracts for 1793 not included.
Notable persons
William Rawle
Oliver Wolcott
John Miller, Jr.
John Stille
Nathaniel Waters
Peter Cooper
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Notable items
Clothing
Hats
Shoes
Public Stores