Unreliable supplies of gun powder
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Unreliable supplies of gun powder
Description
The Commissioner of the Revenue informs Secretary Hamilton that little reliance is to be placed upon a cheap or certain supply of gun powder within the United States. Coxe was unable to procure a contract for the 300 tons that Hamilton authorized him to attempt; also informs Hamilton that Tench Francis was unable to procure the 93 tons of salt petre.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
08
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
LC, RG 75, Letters of Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, Relating to the Procurement of Military, Naval, and Indian Supplies, National Archives
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe
Tench Francis
notable location
Treasury Department
Revenue Office
Europe
notable item/thing
Gun powder
tons
house
contract
salt petre
balance
document number
1794070890000
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] |