Fortification Expenditures for 1801
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Title
Fortification Expenditures for 1801
Description
Samuel Dexter suggests a budget of 200,000 dollars for fortifications for 1801.
short description
Fortification Expenditures for 1801
year created
1800
month created
12
day created
23
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Roger Griswold
Samuel Dexter
notable location
War Department
House of Representatives
ports
harbors
notable item/thing
fortifications
expenditures
annual estimate of expenditures
appropriations
document number
1800122300001
page start
1
number of pages
2
transcription
War Department 23 Dec 1800
Sir
I am honored with your favor of yesterday.
The amount thought necessary for fortifying ports &
harbors has not heretofore been inserted in the annual
estimate of expenditures; it was therefore omitted in the
estimate for 1801.
I presume that the deficiency of past appropriations
is not equal to 100,000 Dollars, but the precise amount
cannot be known. I think that to appropriate for that
object Two Hundred Thousand Dollars in the whole
would be sufficient for the ensuing years.
I have the Honor to be
Sir, Your obdt Serv.
Sam l Dexter
Hon. Mr. Griswold
Sir
I am honored with your favor of yesterday.
The amount thought necessary for fortifying ports &
harbors has not heretofore been inserted in the annual
estimate of expenditures; it was therefore omitted in the
estimate for 1801.
I presume that the deficiency of past appropriations
is not equal to 100,000 Dollars, but the precise amount
cannot be known. I think that to appropriate for that
object Two Hundred Thousand Dollars in the whole
would be sufficient for the ensuing years.
I have the Honor to be
Sir, Your obdt Serv.
Sam l Dexter
Hon. Mr. Griswold
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NYC14 (2 pages) | Collection: William Griswold Lane, #189 | B:16 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Dexter | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Honorable Mr. Roger Griswold | [unknown] | [n/a] |