Purchase of items for Indian annuities
Document 1800Purveyor's office finds it impractical to purchase sufficient quantity of point blankets and scarlet broadcloth for Indian annuities. Suggests that these articles be procured from military stores.
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Purveyor's office finds it impractical to purchase sufficient quantity of point blankets and scarlet broadcloth for Indian annuities. Suggests that these articles be procured from military stores.
Date
06/23/1800
Author
Recipient
Repository
Document number
1800062380101
Page start
1
Note
Tench Francis is the Purveyor until his death on 1 May 1800. Israel Whelan succeeds Francis as Purveyor.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Purveyor's Office
Israel Whelen
Whelan
Superintendent military stores
Mr. Harris
Indians
army
Notable locations
Purveyor's Office
War Department
Notable items
rifle gunpowder
scarlet broadcloth
point blanket
military stores
Indian annuities