Arms Contracts for Rhode Island and Attleborough
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Arms Contracts for Rhode Island and Attleborough
Description
Refers to the correspondence with contractor Elisha Brown about arms fabrication for the use of the public in Rhode Island and at Attleborough in Massachusetts. The War Department agent at that place should receive from the contractors the arms that should be deposited according to their contracts so long as they are accompnied by the proper certificates signed by Capt. Decius Wadsworth or Joseph Morgan.
year created
1800
month created
01
day created
22
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Elisha Brown
contractors
Captain Decius Wadsworth
Joseph Morgan
Mr. Brown
Thomas Bickwell
Rhodes & Tyler
Jenks & Humphrey
notable location
Treasury Department
Rhode Island
Attleborough
Massachusetts
Providence
Boston
Patucket
notable item/thing
arms
contract
document number
1800012240001
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) | PCF14 (2 pages) | Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. | 37;128 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |