Appropriations for fortifying ports and harbors
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Appropriations for fortifying ports and harbors
Description
Dexter discusses Congressional appropriations for fortifying ports and harbors.
year created
1800
month created
12
day created
23
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
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author note
Samuel Dexter
recipient note
Mr. Griswold
notable person/group
Roger Griswold
Samuel Dexter
congress
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
estimate
expenditures
document number
1800122300101
page start
1
transcription
26
Hon.ble
Mr.
Griswold
War Department 23 December 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 es
timate for 1801.
I presume that the deficiency of past appropria
tions 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 [illegible]
Hon.ble
Mr.
Griswold
War Department 23 December 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 es
timate for 1801.
I presume that the deficiency of past appropria
tions 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 [illegible]
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZZT05 (1 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Secretary of War, Nov 10, 1800-Mar 25, 1809. (RG107) (M370) | V:1; P:26 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Dexter | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Honorable Mr. Roger Griswold | [unknown] | [n/a] |