Request for Investigation of Powder Prices in Philadelphia
Document 1800Anticipates need for powder at Pittsburgh; asks the purveyor (named as Israel Whelen on the envelope) to investigate powder prices in Philadelphia to compare with those around Pittsburgh.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Anticipates need for powder at Pittsburgh; asks the purveyor (named as Israel Whelen on the envelope) to investigate powder prices in Philadelphia to compare with those around Pittsburgh.
Date
08/05/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1800080500001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Israel Whelen
Samuel Dexter
Isaac Craig
Notable locations
War Department
War Department
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Notable items
powder
prices
public supplies