Approval of Salem Defenses Budget & of Naming of Fort Pickering
Document 1799McHenry replies to the Salem [Massachusetts] letter regarding money allocation for its defenses and the renaming of its fort. Approves the budget plan, and applauds the sentiments of Timothy Pickering's native place in naming its fort after him.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files
Description
McHenry replies to the Salem [Massachusetts] letter regarding money allocation for its defenses and the renaming of its fort. Approves the budget plan, and applauds the sentiments of Timothy Pickering's native place in naming its fort after him.
Date
08/28/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Trenton
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799082800101
Page start
7
Note
Enclosed in McHenry to Adams, 08/28/1799.
Notable persons
Jonathan Waldo
James McHenry
selectmen
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of State
Notable locations
Trenton
Salem
Fort Pickering
Notable items
monies
defense
harbor
appointment
fortress
respect