Supply of large anchors

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Supply of large anchors

Description

The Commissioner of the Revenue states that contracts for the large anchors cannot be made in the United States upon terms more favorable than 13 cents, whereas an importation of them from England can be made at 10 cents.

year created

1794

month created

12

day created

08

author

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

in collection

note

Cited in Coxe to Hamilton, 12/26/1794. Extract taken from LC, RG 75, Letters of Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, Relating to the Procurement of Military, Naval, and Indian Supplies, National Archives.

cited note

Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe

notable location

Treasury Department
Revenue Office
England
Britain

notable item/thing

contracts
anchors
importation
imports

document number

1794120890000

Document instances

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Tench Coxe Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]