Reports Local Costs for Powder, with Shipment
Document 1800Provides an estimate on the price of powder at Philadelphia and Baltimore, and cost of hauling to Pittsburg.
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Provides an estimate on the price of powder at Philadelphia and Baltimore, and cost of hauling to Pittsburg.
Date
08/08/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800080840201
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 Dexter
Purveyor's office
Israel Whelen
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Notable items
Powder
saltpeter
saltpetre
copper hoops
casks