Defending the City and Harbor of New York
Document 1798McHenry discusses the details of the proposed defenses of the port of New York.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
McHenry discusses the details of the proposed defenses of the port of New York.
Date
06/13/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798061300001
Page start
1
Note
The members of the committee were Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and Ebenezer Stevens. Cited in Burr, Hamilton, and Stevens to McHenry, 06/14/1798.
Notable persons
Military Committee of New York City [Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and Ebenezer Stevens]
James McHenry
Secretary of War
adjacent militia
commander of any naval force
land army
Notable locations
Island of New York
Sandy Hook
East and West Bank
Red Hook
Governors Island
Long Island
Bedlows Island
Oyster Island
Notable items
defense of the harbor and city
batteries and block houses
18 pounders
24 pounders
12 pounders
8 inch howitzer
10 inch howitzer
ship channel
battery
narrows
landing of an enemy
system of regulations and signals
ships
chain of defenses
naval enterprise
vessel
moorings
cannon
fortifications
maps and drafts
deliberations