Temporary Accommodations for Seamen at Newport
Document 1799Wolcott will defer taking action on erecting a building at Newport for the temporary accommodation of seamen until he has heard from General Hamilton.
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[Docket: July 1st 1790. / The Secy of War. / [undecipherable] / 96 C [undecipherable]]
[Vol 37 No 17 17]
Sir T. D. July 1th 1790.
I have rec'd your letter of yester-
day and shall defer giving any
directions respecting a building
for the temporary accomodation
of Seamen at Newport, untill I
know the result of [strikethrough: my] proposition
which you have been pleased to
refer to General Hamilton.
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The Secy of War
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Wolcott will defer taking action on erecting a building at Newport for the temporary accommodation of seamen until he has heard from General Hamilton.
Date
07/17/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799071740001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
General Hamilton
seamen
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Newport
Notable items
building
temporary accommodation