Loss of Saltpeter
Document 1798Hodgdon alerts Halsey that the saltpeter he forwarded falls short of the amount indicated on the invoice, probably due to loss due to drying and loss during transportation.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Hodgdon alerts Halsey that the saltpeter he forwarded falls short of the amount indicated on the invoice, probably due to loss due to drying and loss during transportation.
Date
06/11/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798061128255
Page start
120
Notable persons
Thomas Lloyd Halsey
Samuel Hodgdon
Comptroller of the Treasury
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
saltpeter
invoice
transportation
dry room