Price of Salt Petre
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Price of Salt Petre
Description
". . .the House of Whelen & Miller propose to set a part a specimen of Salt Petre for the Standard, above or below which they are content to vary the price of 12 50/100 Dolls. It is called rough Salt Petre, and is 10 Ct. below the requisite degree of refinement."
year created
1795
month created
01
day created
07
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe
Whelen & Miller
Whelen
Miller
merchants
notable location
Treasury Department
Revenue Office
notable item/thing
salt petre
rough salt petre
materials
Standard
dollars
Dolls.
notable idea/issue
cost
expense
price
purchase
refinement
document number
1795010790000
transcription
". . .the House of Whelen & Miller propose to set a part a specimen of Salt Petre for the Standard, above or below which they are content to vary the price of 12 50/100 Dolls. It is called rough Salt Petre, and is 10 Ct. below the requisite degree of refinement."
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 | Tench Coxe | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |