The Cost of Constructing a Public Store House

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

The Cost of Constructing a Public Store House

Description

The Secretary of War wants an estimate of the cost of a frame building, fifty by thirty feet. to be used as a public store house. He wants a proposal from a master builder who will contract to construct a building of specific dimensions and promise to complete it on a given day for a specific amount of money.

year created

1797

month created

06

day created

19

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg

notable location

War Office

notable item/thing

signature
transactions between private individuals
materials
locks
ground
annual rent

document number

1797061915001

page start

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) ZPF12 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 5
[view document] (2 pages) ZPF12a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 5

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg War Office [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]