Purchasing Cannon Gunpowder and Musket Gunpowder
Document 1798Wolcott informs McHenry of the amounts of cannon gun powder he has purchased through the agency of John Delafield and William Kenyon in addition to fine musket gun powder that is now in the magazine at Governors Island under the care of Captain Frye. McHenry is asked to provide an agent from his department to receive the powder on behalf of the public.
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Wolcott informs McHenry of the amounts of cannon gun powder he has purchased through the agency of John Delafield and William Kenyon in addition to fine musket gun powder that is now in the magazine at Governors Island under the care of Captain Frye. McHenry is asked to provide an agent from his department to receive the powder on behalf of the public.
Date
05/18/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798051840001
Page start
1
Note
The draft letter is not signed but is from the Treasury Department (T. D.)
Notable persons
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Ebenezer Stevens
Notable locations
Treasury Department