Requests Shelter for shipping on Delaware River

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Requests Shelter for shipping on Delaware River

Description

Requests means to shelter ships at Mud Island Fort on the Delaware River. Seeks information about accommodations.

year created

1794

month created

07

day created

21

author

Tench Coxe

sent from location

Revenue Office

recipient

Henry Knox

in collection

Letters Sent (Letterbook) of Commissioner of the Revenue, Tench Coxe, Relating to War Department Procurement, Apr 14, 1794-Aug 26, 1796. (RG75) (M74)

in image

DFV18

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Tench Coxe
commissioner of revenue
treasury department
Superintendent of Shipping, Delaware Establishment

notable location

Revenue Office
Delaware River
Mud Island Fort

notable item/thing

ice
piers
shelter
vessels
weather
rings and bolts
logs
posts
fortifications
accommodations

document number

1794072140001

page start

1

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[view document] (1 pages) DFV18 (1 pages) Collection: Letters Sent (Letterbook) of Commissioner of the Revenue, Tench Coxe, Relating to War Department Procurement, Apr 14, 1794-Aug 26, 1796. (RG75) (M74) P:86

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Tench Coxe Revenue Office [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]