Suggested Improvements to Fort Mifflin and Military
Document 1798McHenry advised that money should be expended to improve fortifications both on the coast and on the western frontier and a full time military was required to maintain the quality of safety required for commerce and peace.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
McHenry advised that money should be expended to improve fortifications both on the coast and on the western frontier and a full time military was required to maintain the quality of safety required for commerce and peace.
Date
02/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1798020200000
Notable persons
Samuel Sewall
James McHenry
committee
Congress
Chairman
Notable locations
War Office
fortification
Mud Island
Baltimore
Maryland
Charleston
South Carolina
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Newbern
Norfolk
Virginia
St. Mary's
Georgia
Pennsylvania
fortress
post
frontier
territory
Notable items
money
expense
artillery