Request for Appropriation to Make Repairs to Forts
Document 1797Request for list of ports and forts that require maintenance. Notification that few repairs or alterations have been made to fortifications, and military needs money to make such repairs along with regular troops to garrison forts from New York St. Mary's.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Request for list of ports and forts that require maintenance. Notification that few repairs or alterations have been made to fortifications, and military needs money to make such repairs along with regular troops to garrison forts from New York St. Mary's.
Date
06/03/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1797060300000
Notable persons
Richard Stockton
James McHenry
Senate
Notable locations
War Office
forts
post
St. Mary's
river
New York
Fort Johnston
South Carolina
Georgia
fortification
Notable items
repairs
money