The Effort to Establish a Foundry
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Title
The Effort to Establish a Foundry
Description
Wolcott refers to the thousand dollar advance to Lane & Salter [?] to establish a foundry. The want of models for cannon have delayed the effort to negobtiate a contract.
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
08
author
recipient
secondary recipient
in collection
in image
note
Partially illegible.
recipient note
James McHenry; Benjamin Stoddert
notable person/group
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
James McHenry
Benjamin Stoddert
Secretary of War
Secretary of Navy
Secretary of Treasury
notable item/thing
cannon
models
contract
foundry
contract
document number
1798090840101
page start
1
number of pages
1
transcription
September 8, 1798 [inserted note: vol. 35 no. 11] 11
the Secretary of War & the Secretary of the Navy
Recorded
The The Secy of the Treasury presents his respects to the Secretaries of the Departments of War & the Navy & requests their attention to the Letter of Lane & Salter of the 3rd instant herewith enclosed -- Messrs Lane & Salter have recd. Dolls. 1000 in advance to enable them to undecipherable establish a Foundary -- The want of models & an [undecipherable] for Cannon have hitherto delayed a formal Contract -- Further delay may be [undecipherable] & injurious.
F. D. Sept 6. 1798
the Secretary of War & the Secretary of the Navy
Recorded
The The Secy of the Treasury presents his respects to the Secretaries of the Departments of War & the Navy & requests their attention to the Letter of Lane & Salter of the 3rd instant herewith enclosed -- Messrs Lane & Salter have recd. Dolls. 1000 in advance to enable them to undecipherable establish a Foundary -- The want of models & an [undecipherable] for Cannon have hitherto delayed a formal Contract -- Further delay may be [undecipherable] & injurious.
F. D. Sept 6. 1798
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NBQ08 (2 pages) | Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. | B: 35:11 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Benjamin Stoddert | [unknown] | [n/a] |