Price of Salt Petre
Document 1795". . .the House of Whelen & Miller propose to set a part a specimen of Salt Petre for the Standard, above or below which they are content to vary the price of 12 50/100 Dolls. It is called rough Salt Petre, and is 10 Ct. below the requisite degree of refinement."
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“. . .the House of Whelen & Miller propose to set a part a specimen of Salt Petre for the Standard, above or below which they are content to vary the price of 12 50/100 Dolls. It is called rough Salt Petre, and is 10 Ct. below the requisite degree of refinement.”
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Printed Document
Description
". . .the House of Whelen & Miller propose to set a part a specimen of Salt Petre for the Standard, above or below which they are content to vary the price of 12 50/100 Dolls. It is called rough Salt Petre, and is 10 Ct. below the requisite degree of refinement."
Date
01/07/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Collection
Document number
1795010790000
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe
Whelen & Miller
Whelen
Miller
merchants
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Revenue Office
Notable items
salt petre
rough salt petre
materials
Standard
dollars
Dolls.