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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.713 |
| From Archive Folder | Undated Documents Relating to the Post-Revolutionary Era |
| Title | Black Walnut Gun Stocks |
| Date | ca. 1803-1809 |
| Author | Coxe, Tench (1755-1824) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Printed document under Tench Coxe's name, but unsigned. This request for contractor proposals to supply black walnut gun stocks to the government was issued by Coxe as Purveyor of Public Supplies, an office he held 1803-1812. Asks that proposals contain the price and the number of stocks that can be delivered in one, two, or three months. Will be paid cash after inspection. Date inferred from document. The form has a pre-printed date "180" with space for the last digit. Coxe's dates of service offer a rough estimate of the document's creation. |
| Subjects | Military History Military Supplies Weaponry Finance |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Industry; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |