Suggestion to Establish Navy Yard

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Type

Printed Document

Description

"At this time, McHenry 'suggested to Hamilton the establishment of a permanent navy yard, and enclosed a draft of his departmental report in which he tried not to censure his predecessors.'"

Date

1796

Document number

1796999900099

Note

document is dated 1796-January 1797 by Syrett, and 1797/02/21 by Steiner.

Notable persons

James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton

Notable locations

War Department
navy yard

Notable items

report