Supply of large anchors
Document 1794The Commissioner of the Revenue states that contracts for the large anchors cannot be made in the United States upon terms more favorable than 13 cents, whereas an importation of them from England can be made at 10 cents.
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Printed Document
Description
The Commissioner of the Revenue states that contracts for the large anchors cannot be made in the United States upon terms more favorable than 13 cents, whereas an importation of them from England can be made at 10 cents.
Date
12/08/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Collection
Document number
1794120890000
Note
Cited in Coxe to Hamilton, 12/26/1794. Extract taken from LC, RG 75, Letters of Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, Relating to the Procurement of Military, Naval, and Indian Supplies, National Archives.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Revenue Office
England
Britain
Notable items
contracts
anchors
importation
imports