Shipment of American Cloth to the Washingtons
Document 1789Knox informs Washington that the requested cloth was shipped by stage today. Knox identifies the cloth as 13.5 yards of 3/4 wide bottle green cloth of the Hartford manufacture. Knox also notes the price of the cloth is reasonable and the route of shipment will proceed via Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Alexandria.
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Letter Signed
Description
Knox informs Washington that the requested cloth was shipped by stage today. Knox identifies the cloth as 13.5 yards of 3/4 wide bottle green cloth of the Hartford manufacture. Knox also notes the price of the cloth is reasonable and the route of shipment will proceed via Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Alexandria.
Date
02/19/1789
Author
Recipient
Document number
1789021900000
Note
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Notable persons
Henry Knox
George Washington
Mrs. Washington
Notable locations
Hartford
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Alexandria
Notable items
requested cloth
waistcoat
riding dress
Hartford manufacture
price of cloth
route of shipment