Difficulties in Obtaining Saltpeter
Document 1794Wolcott discusses a letter from the bankers in Holland which describes the unfavorable prospects of obtaining significant quantities of saltpeter in Europe. Information from Hamburg demonstrates that the prices of saltpeter has increased dramatically as a result of the war.
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Wolcott discusses a letter from the bankers in Holland which describes the unfavorable prospects of obtaining significant quantities of saltpeter in Europe. Information from Hamburg demonstrates that the prices of saltpeter has increased dramatically as a result of the war.
Date
11/14/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1794111440001
Page start
1
Note
Marked "Confidential".
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
bankers
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Holland
Europe
Hamburg
Notable items
saltpeter