Commission for Purchasing Powder
Document 1799Following a reference to a shipment of military stores to Governors Island, Stevens notes that the Secretary of the Treasury has ordered that he should be awarded a commission for purchasing ten stand of powder. He should be awarded the same commission as Mr. Delafield who made a similar purchase. It appears that the box of arms from Springfield has arrived in Philadelphia.
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Letter Signed
Description
Following a reference to a shipment of military stores to Governors Island, Stevens notes that the Secretary of the Treasury has ordered that he should be awarded a commission for purchasing ten stand of powder. He should be awarded the same commission as Mr. Delafield who made a similar purchase. It appears that the box of arms from Springfield has arrived in Philadelphia.
Date
12/18/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1799121880001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Ebenezer Stevens
Secretary of the Treasury
Mr. Delafield
Agent to the War Department
Colonel Pickering
Barbary POwers
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
Government Island
Governors Island
Notable items
expenses
shipment
military stores
commission
powder
transaction
appointment
annon powder