Letter Signed

Request for Issue of Musket Stocks to Eli Whitney

Letter, directs provision of 4,000 musket stocks to Eli Whitney.

Ltr, dir give musket stocks to Whitney

1798

08

10

Treasury Department

Philadelphia

Samuel Hodgdon

Oliver Wolcott

Eli Whitney

commissary military stores

Philadelphia

Treasury Department

United States

New Haven

Connecticut

contract

for muskets for the use of the United States

request that

you will cause to be delivered

musket stocks

observing to take proper receipts therefor

seasoned muskets

receipts

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contract

Secretary Department
10^th August 1790
4000 Muskets Stocks
[undecipherable] delivered Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney
1798

Samuel Hobson Esquire
[Commisary?] of Military Stores?
Philadelphia

Treasury Department
August 10th 1798

Sir

Having contracted with Mr Eli Whitney [undecipherable] New haven for ten thousand muskets for the use of the United States - I have to request that upon application being made to you for that purpose - you will cause to be delivered to the said Eli Whitney or to his order four thousand seasoned musket stocks out of the [undecipherable] observing to take proper receipts to therefore

I am with consideration Sir

your mo obedt servt

Oliv. Wolcott

Samuel Hodgson Esq
Commissary of
Military Stores