Purchase of Wood for Winter

Item

Type

Copy of Signed Document

Title

Purchase of Wood for Winter

Description

Orders to contract a fair price for wood to be delivered to garrison at West Point.

short description

Ltr, dir contract for wood

year created

1797

month created

10

day created

25

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

sent to location

West Point

in image

note

[A true copy written by Frederick Sprig.]

notable person/group

George Fleming
Nathan Jones
Col Rochefontaine
Frederick Sprig

notable location

West Point
War Office
garrison

notable item/thing

oak wood
garrison

notable phrase

proposals
oak wood
wood
for the use f the garrison for the ensuing winter
close wit the best offer
wood must be landed in a place where it can be conveniently piled and guarded
easily moved to the wood yard
delivered to the quarter master
triplicate receipts
one of which you will send to this office
any supplies wanted previous to the deliver of the contract wood be pleased to have purchased

document number

1797102515001

page start

1

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) XEM21 (1 pages) Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) B: 190
[view document] (1 pages) XEM21a (1 pages) Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) B: 190

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Nathan Jones War Office [n/a]
Recipient George Fleming West Point [n/a]