Requesting a statement of expenditures
Document 1799McHenry asks Simmons to furnish him with a statement of the expenditures made under the Act of Congress for fortification of American ports as well as the Act which allowed the President to procure arms and ammunition and issue them to the militia.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
McHenry asks Simmons to furnish him with a statement of the expenditures made under the Act of Congress for fortification of American ports as well as the Act which allowed the President to procure arms and ammunition and issue them to the militia.
Date
01/07/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1799010700001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
James McHenry
accountant
Secretary of War
President United States
congress
militia
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
statement
expenditures
appropriations
fortifications
ports
harbors
session of congress
cannon
arms
ammunition