Purveyor of Public Supplies

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Purveyor of Public Supplies

Description

The President of the United States addresses Congress, advising that it would be useful to have an officer charged with the duties of receiving, safe keeping, and distributing the public supplies. Such an office would secure a regular and punctual accountability for the issues of public supplies.

year created

1794

month created

01

day created

07

in collection

notable person/group

Congress
George Washington
purveyor
Senate
House of Representatives

notable item/thing

public supplies

document number

1794010790000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: American State Papers, Mil. Affrs [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author George Washington [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Congress of the United States [unknown] [n/a]