Poor quality hats and shoes

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Poor quality hats and shoes

Description

Secretary Hamilton writes the Attorney for the District of Pennsylvania, regarding his letter on the bad quality of hats and shoes for use of the army in 1793. Hamilton states that he is instituting suits against the contractors, William Young and George Dannacker.

year created

1794

month created

08

day created

22

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

in collection

note

LS, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

notable person/group

William Rawle
Alexander Hamilton
army
contractors
William Young
George Dannacker
inspectors
Nathaniel Waters
Peter Cooper
attorney

notable location

Treasury Department
Pennsylvania

notable item/thing

hats
shoes
clothing

document number

1794082200000

Document instances

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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Alexander Hamilton Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient William Rawle [unknown] [n/a]