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Collection Reference Number GLC02500.08
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1800 
Title Alexander Murray to Thomas Willing requesting a deposit for military supplies
Date 9 October 1800
Author Murray, Alexander (ca. 1754-1821)  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document
Content Description Written on board the U.S. Frigate Constellation near New Castle, Delaware. Murray requests a deposit of approximately $154,000 to be used for military supplies.
Subjects Navy  Military History  Military Supplies  Finance  
People Murray, Alexander (ca. 1754-1821)  Willing, Thomas (1731-1821)  
Place written New Castle, Delaware
Theme Naval & Maritime
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information Murray served as a naval officer during the American Revolution and commanded a squadron in the Tripolitan war. The U.S.S. Murray (DD-97) and (DD-576) were named in his honor. Willing held various posts in Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War, served on the Continental Congress 1775-1776, and was later the first president of the Bank of the United States.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859