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WHITNEY, ELI. Autograph Letter Signed, “E. Whitney,” twice, to Commissary
General Callender Irvine, stating [on page 2] that the letter to him of July 9 was not
received, sending a signed holograph copy of the lost letter [on page 1], reporting that 500
muskets are ready to be delivered and that 500 more are ready for inspection. 2 pages, 4to,
with integral address leaf addressed in his hand; moderate bleed-through affecting text and
signature of copy. (AKF)
New Haven, 30 July 1814
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. . . It is three months since I have had 500 muskets ready for delivery . . . .
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I will thank you to inform me by the return mail about what day an inspection will be here . . . .”
The holograph copy of his letter dated 9 July 1814: “It has been agreed by the Secretary of
War that I shall proceed to execute my Contract with the UStates . . . .
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A copy of Gen’l Armstrong’s letter to you of the 25th . . . has been furnished to me from the
Department of War. . . .”
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WOLCOTT, JR., OLIVER. Autograph Letter Signed, “Oliv. Wolcott,” as
Comptroller of the Treasury, to the Reverend J[edidiah?] Morse, sending Colonel
[Alexander] Hamilton’s final report [not present] and promising to have delivered other
bulkier documents. 1 page, 4to; short tears at folds, docketing on verso. (AKF)
Philadelphia, 29 January 1795
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Wolcott (1760-1833) was son of the signer of the Declaration of Independence with whom he
shares his name, and served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1795 to 1800.
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