Robert Gilmor
24 documents
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Price of Land for Whetstone Point [Fort McHenry] Fortifications
States that the Baltimore Naval Committee has purchased the land for fortifications at Whetstone Point for $6,600, and that work is proceeding apace; requests $8,000 from the government for various …
John Adams Papers -
Baltimore Naval Committee Requests Funds & Estimate of Costs for Fort McHenry
The chairman of the Naval Committee of Baltimore reiterates the sentiments of the general committee's letter, asking that $4000 be tendered to them for defense construction services already …
John Adams Papers -
Review of Situation & Accounting for Construction of Fort McHenry; Need for Additional Funds
Expresses the Baltimoreans' concern that insufficient money to finish the fortifications at Fort McHenry will leave the harbor defenseless. After affirming Baltimore's vital state as a port, Gilmer …
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Re-Submission of Letter Requesting Engineer for Fort McHenry
Gilmer re-submits a letter from mid-February for which he never received a reply, which asked for the sending of an engineer to oversee the Fort McHenry construction.
John Adams Papers -
Payment to William Bingham for fortifications Whetstone Point, Baltimore
Payment to William Bingham for $2400 for fortifications at Whetstone Point in Baltimore
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217) -
Payment to George Sears for fortifications at Whetstone Point, Baltimore
Payment to George Sears $2500 for use of fortifications at Whetstone Point Baltimore.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217) -
Payment of George Sears
Request to pay G. Sears for work on Fort McHenry.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217) -
Baltimore Naval Committee Members to Travel to Philadelphia to Consult McHenry
Acknowledges receipt of a copy of McHenry's letter to Mr. Foncin, superintendent engineer of Fort McHenry. Informs McHenry that two members of the Baltimore Naval Committee are traveling to …
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Baltimore Declines McHenry's Plan of Funding, Asks for Officer to Re-Determine Estimate for Completion of Fort McHenry
Happily agrees with McHenry that the defense of Baltimore is of interest to both the government and the Baltimoreans, relating the ways in which Baltimore has always shown its support for the federal …
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Additional Funds Necessary for Completion of Works at Fort McHenry
Acknowledges arrival of Mr. Foncin, the superintendent engineer for Fort McHenry's construction; inquires whether the Baltimore Naval Committee is responsible for his salary. Discusses accounting: …
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Request to Pay George Sears, Account of Fortifications at Baltimore Harbor
Request to pay $2000 to George Sears on account of fortifications for defense of harbor at Baltimore.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217) -
Payment George Sears for Expenditures for Fortifications at Baltimore Harbor
Robert Gilmer, chairman of naval committee, makes payment of $10,000 to George Sears for expenditures on account of fortifications for defense of harbor at Baltimore.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
