Permanent Fortifications Require the Sanction of the President
Document 1799Hamilton espouses to McHenry the general principle that permanent fortifications, and the expenses attached, should not be undertaken without the sanction of the Executive. He stesses that he has never violated this principle but exigencies in the field, such as those faced by General Wilkinson, might require that it be temporarily ignored.
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Autograph Draft
Description
Hamilton espouses to McHenry the general principle that permanent fortifications, and the expenses attached, should not be undertaken without the sanction of the Executive. He stesses that he has never violated this principle but exigencies in the field, such as those faced by General Wilkinson, might require that it be temporarily ignored.
Date
11/12/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799111240100
Note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 11/20/1799.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
the Executive [John Adams]
General Wilkinson
Commander in Chief [Washington]
the President [Adams]
military commanders
Indians
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
permanent fortifications
expenses
sanction of the Executive
establishing an important barrier post
scrupulous ideas of economy in national affairs
disbursements
laws of appropriation
legislative sanction and provision
fruits of past expense