Claims of Henry Foxall Upon the United States

Item

Type

Autograph Draft Letter

Title

Claims of Henry Foxall Upon the United States

Description

Reports the claims of Henry Foxall: in 1797 he was asked to establish a foundry for cannon near Philadelphia as soon as he could get a contract. He produced list of necessary materials, with the agreement that the machinery, flasks, and models would be delivered to the public after the expiration of his contract. Foxall is willing to submit to Dexter's judgement with regard to the payment of his claiims.

year created

1800

month created

07

day created

30

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

in image

note

Partialy illegible.

notable person/group

Samuel Dexter
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Henry Foxall

notable location

Treasury Department
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

Cannons
Foundry
Machinery
Flasks
Models

document number

1800073040001

page start

1

number of pages

4

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) PCF16 (4 pages) Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. 38;32

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Dexter [unknown] [n/a]