Appropriations for Fortifications and Expenditures
Document 1799Lists "Monies Paid on Account of the Fortifications" by city, state, and amount; also lists appropriations by month, "repayments" by individuals, and the balance on hand of the Treasury allotted for this purpose.
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· Monies paid on account of the Fortifications
Dollars | cts
Portland _________________________ · Maine _________________________ 8913. 34
Portsmouth _______________________ New Hampshire ___________________ 4365. 80
Gloucester _______________________ Massachusetts ___________________ 4538. 66
Salem ____________________________ D° _____________________________ 4773. 24
Marblehead _______________________ D° _____________________________ 9663. 78
Newport __________________________ Rhode Island ____________________ 53799. 80
New London _______________________ Connecticut _____________________ 8818. 21
New york _________________________ New york _______________________ 92322. 36
Philadelphia _____________________ Pennsylvania ____________________ 133129. 17
Baltimore ________________________ Maryland _______________________ 34405. 60
Annapolis ________________________ D° _____________________________ 2997. 75
Alexandria _______________________ Virginia ________________________ 2928. 36
Norfolk __________________________ D° _____________________________ 16770. 70
Ocracoke _________________________ North Carolina __________________ 1800. -
Wilmington _______________________ D° _____________________________ 10707. 9
George Town ______________________ South Carolina __________________ 1000. -
Charleston _______________________ D° _____________________________ 94441. 45
Savannah _________________________ Georgia ________________________ 6696. 4
St Marys ______________________ D° _____________________________ 7192. 73
Compensations of Overseers &c from the 15 March 1798.
to the 10th August 1799. __________________________________________ 3790. 97
Appropriations
Dollars.
1794. March 21 __________________ 76000. -
· June 9 ________________________ 30000. - 106000. -
1795. March 3. __________________________________________________ 50000. -
1797. March 3. __________________ 24000. -
· June 22 _______________________ 110000. - 139000. -
1798. May 3. ____________________ 250000. -
· July 16 _______________________ 75000. - 325000. -
Repayment by Ebenezer Stevens New York 111. 60
D° by Joseph Hiller, Salem) 144. 26
D° by Joshua Potts, Wilmington) 146. 70
D° by Charles Brown Georgetown) 427. 46 829. 20
Balance in the Treasury Augt 10th. 1799 _________________ [undecipherable] &
D° in the hands of Samuel Meredith
Treasurer subject to Warrants from the
Secretary of War _________________________________________________ 12715. 9
&rom remaining to be expended 115784. 22
August 10th 1799.
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Appropriations
for fortifications
& Expenditures.]
Type
Document
Description
Lists "Monies Paid on Account of the Fortifications" by city, state, and amount; also lists appropriations by month, "repayments" by individuals, and the balance on hand of the Treasury allotted for this purpose.
Date
08/10/1799
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799081090101
Page start
31
Note
DEII Candidacy: can give an important grasp of overall expenditures on national defense in the form of fortifications, as well as the perceived relative importance of different ports.
Notable persons
Engineers
Ebenezer Stevens
Joseph Keller
Joshua Potts
Charles Brown
James McHenry
Notable locations
Portland, Maine
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Glouchester, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Newport, Rhode Island
New London, Connecticut
New York, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Baltimore, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Alexandria, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Ocracoke, North Carolina
Occracock, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
George Town, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Savannah, Georgia
St. Mary's, Georgia
Notable items
monies
account
fortifications
expenditures
appropriations
repayment
balance