Fortifications of Philadelphia

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Fortifications of Philadelphia

Description

Revenue Office requests that there may be issued to Tench Francis a warrant for $6000, a sum immediately necessary to carry on the works for the defense of the port of Philadelphia.

year created

1794

month created

05

day created

06

author

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

in collection

note

LC, Rg 75, Letters of Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, Relating to Procurement of Military, Naval, and Indian Supplies, National Archives.

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe
Tench Francis

notable location

Treasury Department
Revenue Office
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

warrant
port
defense
fortifications
works

document number

1794050690000

Document instances

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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Tench Coxe Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]