Purchase of salt petre
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Purchase of salt petre
Description
Tench Coxe of the Revenue Office informs the Treasury Secretary that a purchase of salt petre was effected on the 13th at Providence, Rhode Island, at 18 dollars per pound for a quantity amounting to about 22 tons. This, with the commission, will be near 9000 dollars. The whole is payable in 15 days at the Bank of Providence.
year created
1794
month created
06
day created
20
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
LC, RG 75, Letter of Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, Relating to the Procurement of Military, Naval, and Indian Supplies.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe
notable location
Treasury Department
Revenue Office
Providence
Rhode Island
notable item/thing
Salt petre
dollars
tons
Bank
Bank of Providence
document number
1794062090000
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Tench Coxe | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |