Discusses the Dangerous Implications of Nitre Storage in the Public Store
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Discusses the Dangerous Implications of Nitre Storage in the Public Store
Description
Refers to deposits of nitre in public stores belonging to Wheelen's firm in Frankford. Wheelen thought it was an improper location for such a deposit, causing danger to the other buildings. Wheelen had never even stored salt petre in any of his contiguous buildings. The purveyor stored the nitre there as a matter of convenience with the intention of making it into powder. Neither the purveyor nor Miller anticipated any danger with the nitre in the two years it was stored there.
year created
1799
month created
03
day created
28
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Israel Wheelen
Samuel Hodgdon
Purveyor
Joseph Miller
notable location
Philadelphia
Frankford
Public Store
Mill
notable item/thing
Nitre
Salt Petre
Powder
document number
1799032828055
page start
414
number of pages
1
