Explanation & Accounting for Defenses of Baltimore & Boston
Document 1799An explanation of measures taken for constructing defenses at Baltimore and Boston. Includes an estimate of the expense for the construction of a fort [Fort McHenry] to be erected at Whetstone Point near Baltimore.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
An explanation of measures taken for constructing defenses at Baltimore and Boston. Includes an estimate of the expense for the construction of a fort [Fort McHenry] to be erected at Whetstone Point near Baltimore.
Date
08/19/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799081900001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Adams
James McHenry
Baltimore Naval Committee
Tousard
engineer
Congress
Notable locations
War Department
Baltimore
Treasury
Boston
Wilmington Cape Fear
New York
Rhode Island
Ocacock
Portsmouth NH
Fort Mifflin
Castle Island
Norfolk
Virginia
Notable items
fortifications
schedule
monies
expense
harbor
appropriations
fort
works
estimate