Powder and Saltpeter Sold, Contracts Received, Shifts Needed
Item
Title
Powder and Saltpeter Sold, Contracts Received, Shifts Needed
Description
Per Knox's letter of the 9th, Price has weighed and delivered to Mr. Hensler all the damaged powder. It weighed 25276 pounds. Price weighed and delivered to Mr. Pitkin the saltpeter, per Knox's letter of the 5th. Receipts enclosed. Price will work to comply with the contracts enclosed in Knox's other letter of the 5th. If the shifts being made for Captain Molly are done, Price hopes Knox will send them because she is in need of them.
year created
1787
month created
06
day created
12
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
note
Cites Knox to Price, 06/09/1787, 06/05/787, and 06/05/1787.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Price
Hensler
Major Doughty
Pitkin
James Morrow
Mannon
Captain Molly
Margaret Corbin
notable location
West Point
notable item/thing
damaged powder
weighed
saltpeter
saltpetre
salt peter
receipts
contract
shifts
clothing
notable idea/issue
women and the War Department
document number
1787061240055
page start
19
number of pages
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. | P:16 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |