Submission of Land Deeds for New London, Connecticut Fortifications
Document 1799Trumbull acknowledges receipt of the findings of the land survey done in preparation for Connecticut's ceding two plots of land to the U.S. for the construction of forts to protect a harbor [New London, Connecticut]; Trumbull encloses the deeds to the plots.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Trumbull acknowledges receipt of the findings of the land survey done in preparation for Connecticut's ceding two plots of land to the U.S. for the construction of forts to protect a harbor [New London, Connecticut]; Trumbull encloses the deeds to the plots.
Date
07/23/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lebanon
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799072340001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in McHenry to Trumbell, 08/10/1799.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Jonathan Trumbull
Captain Wadsworth
Notable locations
War Department
Lebanon, Connecticut
New London
Fort Trumbull
Notable items
journey
lines and boundaries
land
forts
deeds of cession
public highway
report
security
harbor