Artifact: Saltpetre
Materials: Saltpetre
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Collection: Flixtey via Wikimedia Commons
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Ledger Entry: Saltpetre
Department: Agricultural
Customer: Henry Rozer
Ledger Page: 249
Imported From: Saltpetre could be made locally, as evidenced by an instructive article from the Virginia Gazette, on the process of making saltpetre.
Product Description
Saltpetre, or nitre was a mineral substance used primarily in the manufacture of gunpowder and explosives or as a fertilizer.
Citation: “Method of Making Saltpetre” The British Magazine 4 (1763): 464.;
Historical Price: 1 shilling, 8 pence per lb.; Modern USD: $18.6
Product Variations
The databases record only three purchases of saltpetre. Their prices range from one shilling eight pence to two shillings.
