Cheaper Arms from Germany, Etc.
Document 1800Enclosed are the accounts of several shipments of arms made by the order of Rufus King, U.S. minister in England. Pitcairne notes that these arms are much cheaper than those made in America and England even when including the cost of freight and insurance. They might even be had at a cheaper rate as the War in Europe draws to a close.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed are the accounts of several shipments of arms made by the order of Rufus King, U.S. minister in England. Pitcairne notes that these arms are much cheaper than those made in America and England even when including the cost of freight and insurance. They might even be had at a cheaper rate as the War in Europe draws to a close.
Date
07/09/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Hamburg
Document number
1800070990001
Page start
7
Note
Enclosed in Dexter to Hodgdon, 10/10/1800.
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury
Joseph Pitcairn
Rufus King
James Watson
Prosper Williams
J. Jellott
Captain Conor
Notable locations
Hamburg
England
America
New York
Baltimore
Notable items
arms
stand of arms
guns
flints
banco marcs
freight
insurance
copper
sheathing ships
bolts
nails
rudder pieces
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