Defense of the Mississippi
Document 1799Pending McHenry's approval, Hamilton has authorized the erection of a fort at Loftus's Height so long as it built within the estimate of the cost provided by General Wilkinson. He does not recommend paying for boats to transport 3,000 men down the Mississippi but the vessel is ready to transport the artillery and stores.
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Type
Autograph Draft Document
Description
Pending McHenry's approval, Hamilton has authorized the erection of a fort at Loftus's Height so long as it built within the estimate of the cost provided by General Wilkinson. He does not recommend paying for boats to transport 3,000 men down the Mississippi but the vessel is ready to transport the artillery and stores.
Date
10/29/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799102940000
Note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 11/08/1799.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
General James Wilkinson
Quartermaster General
additional battalion for Georgia and Tennessee
General Pinckney
Notable locations
New York
the Mississippi
seat of government [Philadelphia]
Notable items
estimates of he cost of the water battery barracks & magazine which have been undertaken at Loftus's Height
cool season
passport from the President [Adams]
boats
vessel
artillery
convoy
insurance
moderate premium