Appointment of Ebenezer Stevens as agent to Department of War at New York, defense of the City and Harbor of New York, and instructions for keeping and rendering accounts

McHenry informs Simmons that Colonel Ebenezer Stevens has been appointed agent for the Department of War at New York. He is authorized to purchase timber, provide certain articles in the Ordnance Department, and spend money to construct some new and complete some old works intended for the defense of the harbor and city of New York. All expenditures for materials and workmen should be accounted for under the heading, "fortifications." Expenditures for cannon, gunpowder, military stores will be accounted under heading "cannon, arms, and ammunition."

‹ 1 / 2 ›

− 100% + Fit

⇣

Human transcription Machine transcription

No human transcription currently available for this document.