Price of refined salt petre
Document 1798Mentions price of refined salt peter.
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[Note from Harris containing the Price of Salt Petre — 16 July 1790]
[Addressed to: James Hodgdon Esqr]
The price of refined Salt petre. has been 40 Cents per ℔. It is supposed that it may now be purchased at 37 Cents. per ℔.
from Jul Harris
July. 16th 1790
I will Send the Shells. after dinner —
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Mentions price of refined salt peter.
Date
07/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1798071680101
Page start
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Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Harris
military storekeeper
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
salt peter
price
salt petre
refined salt petre
price
purchase