Soliciting Proposals from Manufacturers to Supply the Army
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Soliciting Proposals from Manufacturers to Supply the Army
Description
Francis is directed to draft an advertisement for Wolcott 's perusal which solicits bids from manufacturers to supply the Army with hats, shoes, boots, horsemen's caps, and leather breeches. Individual bids for each of these articles will be accepted and the period for accepting bids should be specified.
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
26
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Tench Francis, Purveyor of Supplies
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Secretary of War
notable location
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
Supplies
supply
clothing
hats
boots
soaps
leather britches
blankets
manufacturers
manufacturing
notable phrase
you will be pleased therefore to draught for my consideration
several articles mentioned on said list
with a view to economy
excite competition amongst the manufacturers
document number
1797062690001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | PCC11 (2 pages) | Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. | 32:112 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |