Fortifications of the Ports & Harbors of Delaware

Item

Type

Copy of Signed Document

Title

Fortifications of the Ports & Harbors of Delaware

Description

Knox discusses the fortifications of the ports and harbors of Delaware that Clayton, as Commander in Chief of the militia, should begin to address.

year created

1794

month created

03

day created

24

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

sent to location

Governor of Delaware

in collection

in image

notable person/group

Joshua Clayton
Henry Knox
President Washington
Commander in Chief of the Militia
engineer
Governor of Delaware
President of United States
Engineer

notable location

War Department
Delaware
Wilmington

notable item/thing

fortification of ports and harbors
plans of the works
necessary materials and workmen
cannon above the caliber of 18 pounds
expense to be incurred
carriages and apparatus

document number

1794032400002

page start

1

number of pages

3

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) RDC04 (3 pages) Collection: RG 1300 Executive Papers 1794 Corresp Reel 8

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Joshua Clayton Governor of Delaware [n/a]