Contracting for the Rations of the Troops in Connecticut
Document 1799McHenry discusses in detail the kinds of rations, and amounts thereof, needed for the troops located in sundry rendezvous throughout Connecticut. Negotiations with contractors should proceed with the goal of obtaining the lowest cost for the United States.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Description
McHenry discusses in detail the kinds of rations, and amounts thereof, needed for the troops located in sundry rendezvous throughout Connecticut. Negotiations with contractors should proceed with the goal of obtaining the lowest cost for the United States.
Date
04/01/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799040140001
Note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 05/18/1799 and Hamilton to Hamtramck, 05/25/1799.
Notable persons
James McHenry
John F Hamtramck
Major General Hamilton
Notable locations
New London
War Department
Connecticut
Hartford
Hebron
Brooklynne
Windham
Litchfield
Guilford
New Haven
Fairfield
Danbury
contractors
Notable items
recruiting service
General Contract
Contracts for specified districts
supplies
places of rendezvous
Act passed the 3rd of March last
bread
flour
rice
Indian meal
fresh beef
salted pork
fresh meal
salt
candles
supply of rum
whiskey
ardent spirits
vinegar
fuel
straw
prices of the several component parts of a ration
substitutes
alternatives
higher price
requisitions