Utilization of Prisoners & the Need of a Guard Ship
Document 1799In this extract of Higginson's letter, he discusses several means of saving expense. The use of prisoners, in place of sailors is one possibility. He also believes that if a guard ship is provided, many conveniences and savings would result.
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Type
Extract of Letter
Description
In this extract of Higginson's letter, he discusses several means of saving expense. The use of prisoners, in place of sailors is one possibility. He also believes that if a guard ship is provided, many conveniences and savings would result.
Date
05/15/1799
Author
Recipient
Repository
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Document number
1799051590001
Page start
1
Note
This is an extract of a Higginson letter in which no recipient is named.
Notable persons
Stephen Higginson
prisoners
Secretary at War [McHenry]
sick seamen
men belonging to the garrison
commander of the Castle
common [sailors]
Notable locations
Castle Island
Notable items
less expense of storage
barracks
Marine stores
buildings
powder
ammunition
each cruise
guard ships of war
articles from ships
rigging
alterations and repairs of the buildings
the Constitution