Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1833 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.06789-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
22 July 1796
Author/Creator
Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1833
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Written from the Treasury Department. Wolcott, Secretary of the Treasury, has been requested by the House of Representatives to prepare a report on the establishment of districts for collecting duties along the United States border with Canada. Asks Knox a series of questions on the subject to help him prepare his report. Questions revolve around locations of British settlements in Canada, trade between the British and the Americans, and other similar themes.

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