Title
[Document, 1781 March 11]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 (Author)
Gérard de Rayneval, J.-M. (Joseph-Mathias), 1736-1812 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
March 11, 1781
Language
English
Physical Description
2 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Copy. Rayneval has sent him a list of supplies needed by Congress, but since it is an old list he does not know whether the items listed are still required. Suggests that one third of the amounts listed be procured. At present there is no need for gunpowder, but there is a need for fusils and flints. These supplies can go with the fleet. [The letter must be compared with the list, as Benjamin Franklin marks several items on the list, but does not mention them in the letter.]
Identifier
columbia.jay.05589