Musket Stocks Under Order for Whitney & Elliott
Document 1798Captain William Wallace is ready to receive the musket stocks under order from Whitney & Elliott and is prepared to sail on Wednesday next.
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Philadelphia 1st December 1798.
Sir
A Captain William Wallace has come on to receive the Musket Stocks under order for Messrs Whitney & Elliott say four thousand two hundred — if he is ready to receive them we shall commence the shipment to day and he may probably sail about Wednesday next — if you wish to see the Captain I will desire him to wait on you
I am
Sir
Your Most Obedient Servant
Samuel Hodgdon
Oliver Wolcott Esqr
Secretary of the Treasury.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Captain William Wallace is ready to receive the musket stocks under order from Whitney & Elliott and is prepared to sail on Wednesday next.
Date
12/01/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798120128055
Page start
299
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott
Samuel Hodgdon
Capt. William Wallace
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
musket stocks
shipment