Importing anchors from Europe
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Importing anchors from Europe
Description
Letter to Thomas Pinckney, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain. Writes that it has been determined to import from Europe twenty anchors for the use of six frigates. Asks that Pinckney cause the anchors to be procured and shipped. Hamilton advises shipping them to Norfolk, Baltimore, Portsmouth, or Boston.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
23
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Typescript furnished by the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, and taken from the original owned by Mr. Beverly Middleton, Charleston.
notable person/group
Thomas Pinckney
Alexander Hamilton
Treasurer
guilders
commissioners
notable location
Treasury Department
Norfolk
Baltimore
Portsmouth
Boston
Amsterdam
Netherlands
notable item/thing
imports
anchors
frigates
memorandum
invoice
shipment
document number
1794122390100
Item sets
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: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Pinckney | [unknown] | [n/a] |