Competition Among the Actual Contractors, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Competition Among the Actual Contractors, Etc.
Description
Hamilton tries to impress upon McHenry the necessity of coordinating similar prices for supplies and rations amongst the sundry states. He emphasizes the importance of stimulating competition amongst the contractors as an effective tactic for lowering prices.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
17
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 07/22/1799.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
troops might be stationed collectively where the supply was cheapest
contractors might be induced to bid against each other
contractors in Maryland and Virginia
three regiments for the Northern Quarter will be stationed in Massachusetts in the vicinity of Uxbridge
notable location
New York
Brunswick or Trenton in New Jersey
East Chester or Bristol in Pennsylvania
one or the other side of the Potomac
Winter Quarters
notable item/thing
cheapening by exciting a competition among the actual contractors
in Massachusettts the ration is eleven cents & five mills
in Rhode Island it is fourteen cents
in Connecticut it is still higher
price in New York is much too high though predicated on the old ration
upon my plan a reduction may be obtained at both places [New York and Brunswick]
contract for next year
your advertisement
document number
1799071740100
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |