Supplies of gun powder and salt petre
Document 1794The Commissioner of the Revenue encloses a copy of a letter from Tench Francis, relative to the purchase of ingredients for gun powder, or gun powder itself. Adds that the only parcel of salt petre known to have been imported elsewhere than in Philadelphia was procured at Providence, Rhode Island, amounting to about 22 tons. The contract with Willing & Francis has been pending some days, but not completed. No powder could be got under the prices offered by Whelen & Miller. Hamilton has ordered and received some salt petre from Europe.
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Printed Document
Description
The Commissioner of the Revenue encloses a copy of a letter from Tench Francis, relative to the purchase of ingredients for gun powder, or gun powder itself. Adds that the only parcel of salt petre known to have been imported elsewhere than in Philadelphia was procured at Providence, Rhode Island, amounting to about 22 tons. The contract with Willing & Francis has been pending some days, but not completed. No powder could be got under the prices offered by Whelen & Miller. Hamilton has ordered and received some salt petre from Europe.
Date
12/09/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Collection
Document number
1794120990000
Note
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
Thomas Willing
Thomas Mayne Willing
Thomas Willing Francis
merchants
Israel Whelen
Joseph Miller
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Providence
Rhode Island
Europe
Revenue Office
Notable items
gun powder
salt petre
imports
importation
contract
contractors