Request for Report on State of Fortifications of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Document 1795Requests a report on the state of the fortifications at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with an estimate of any remaining costs or materials required to complete them. Pickering desires this information in part so that he may include it in his report to Congress.
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[Secretary of War Nov. 18. 1795
desiring a description of the fortifications
Or to
ans. Dec. 4]
[War department
T. Pickering
Joseph Whippie Esq
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
[strikethrough: Massachusetts]]
War Office November 18. 1795
Sir.
I wish to know immediately the state of the fortifications under your direction: you will be pleased so to describe them as to enable me thereon to make a report to Congress should it be deemed necessary. So far as they remain incomplete, you will estimate the articles and expence requisite to finish them.
I am, Sir
with much respect
Your obedt Servant
Timothy Pickering.
Joseph Whipple Esqr
Portsmouth
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Requests a report on the state of the fortifications at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with an estimate of any remaining costs or materials required to complete them. Pickering desires this information in part so that he may include it in his report to Congress.
Date
11/18/1795
Author
Recipient
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War Office
Collection
Document number
1795111800101
Page start
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Notable persons
Joseph Whipple
Timothy Pickering
Joseph Whipple
War Department
congress
Secretary of War
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Portsmouth
War Office
New Hampshire
fortifications
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report
estimate
articles
expenses
report to congress