Arrangement for Powder Cask Contract
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Arrangement for Powder Cask Contract
Description
Informs Knox that he has yet to meet with a cooper to determine the price of constructing powder casks. The returns for February have been sent.
year created
1787
month created
03
day created
02
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Price
Weisman
cooper
Hog
family
notable location
West Point
New York
notable item/thing
casks
hoops
shillings
ordnance
quartermaster stores
ice
notable phrase
I have not yet seen any cooper that would come here to work and to see whether it would be cheapest to give him so much a piece or so much a month.
document number
1787030240001
page start
8
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | MBG01 (26 pages) | Collection: Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. | P:5 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |