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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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