Estimate of Sums Necessary for U.S. Port Fortifications in 1797

Item

Type

Letterbook Copy

Title

Estimate of Sums Necessary for U.S. Port Fortifications in 1797

Description

Line-item accounting for costs associated with the upkeep of coastal fortifications, less "unexpended appropriations from 1794 & 1795."

year created

1797

month created

01

day created

10

in collection

in image

note

No tif image.

notable person/group

engineers

notable location

War Office
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Gloste
Cape Ann
Salem
Marblehead
Massachusetts
New York
Rhode Island
New London
Connecticut
Savannah
Point Petre
Georgia
Governor's Island
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Virginia
Wilmington
North Carolina
Fort Johnson
Charleston
South Carolina

notable item/thing

repairs
additions

notable phrase

An estimate of the sums necessary on account of the fortifications of the ports and harbours of the United States for the year 1797

document number

1797011015001

page start

105

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Document instances

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[view document] (157 pages) IDD03 (157 pages) Collection: John Adams Papers R: 384

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author War Department [unknown] [n/a]