Forwarding Copy of Letter to Mr. Foncin, Fort McHenry Engineer
Document 1799In response to Gilmor's statement in his last letter, McHenry encloses a copy of a letter to Mr. Foncin, superintendent engineer for Fort McHenry's Construction.
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War Department 31 May 1799
Sir
I have received your letter of the [undecipherable] inst. and enclose a copy of a letter to Mr Francis, written in consequence of the statement you have made.
I have the honor to be with much esteem
Your obt servt
Ar Gilmor Esqre Cht &c agite James McHenry
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
In response to Gilmor's statement in his last letter, McHenry encloses a copy of a letter to Mr. Foncin, superintendent engineer for Fort McHenry's Construction.
Date
05/31/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799053101001
Page start
28
Note
Enclosed in McHenry to Adams, 08/19/1799.
Notable persons
Robert Gilmor
James McHenry
Foncin
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
copy of a letter
statement