Exposing a deceptive contractor

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Exposing a deceptive contractor

Description

Because next year's contracts will be signed soon, an anonymous author writes McHenry regarding the present contractor at Elizabethtown. Says that the contractor is not who he says he is, but William Shute - the Major of the Battalion.

year created

1799

month created

07

day created

25

author

recipient

in collection

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
contractors
troops
officers
William Shute
batallion
John Thing
clerk
regiment

notable location

Elizabethtown

notable item/thing

Contracts
supplies
rations
store

notable idea/issue

[Corruption]
quality

document number

1799072540401

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) BRQ10 (3 pages) Collection: James McHenry Papers B: 4, 3

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Anonymous [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]