Hiring a Cooper to Make Casks
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Hiring a Cooper to Make Casks
Description
Price has found a cooper who is well recommended and will work at West Point on the following terms: pay to be either 5 pounds 10 shillings per month and half rations or 16 pence per casks and half rations. Price cannot estimate the total amount this will cost because the number of casks needed is unknown. They may need a cooper in the summer as well, so Price thinks it best to pay him the monthly rate.
year created
1787
month created
03
day created
20
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
note
No Image
notable person/group
William Price
Henry Knox
cooper
notable item/thing
good recommendation
work
terms
half rations
casks
exact sum
old stuff
powder
summer
season
hire
notable idea/issue
five pounds ten per month
sixteen pence a piece for making the casks
document number
1787032040001
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |