A Complete State of Defense and Repair
Document 1799Burbeck assures Hamilton that he has repaired the fort at Michilimackinac to such an extent that it is now entirely defensable. The numerous Indians in the vicinity of the fort appear friendly to the United States.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Burbeck assures Hamilton that he has repaired the fort at Michilimackinac to such an extent that it is now entirely defensable. The numerous Indians in the vicinity of the fort appear friendly to the United States.
Date
06/18/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Michilimackinac [Territory Northwest of the River Ohio]
Collection
Document number
1799061860000
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Burbeck
the Indians...appear perfectly friendly to the United States
different traders from the Mississippi
Notable locations
Michilimackinac [Territory Northwest of the Ohio River]
Notable items
fort is a very irregular work without bastions or out works
situated on an eminence which compleely commands the harbor and village
will require 500 men to completely man it
it was in a total state of ruin not defensable even against small arms
I have repaired all the stone walls which were in a very shattered condition
excellent range of nine feet pickets which will be completed in a short time
this garrison can be calculated on to be in a complete state of defense and repair