Request for Forwarding of Letter to Agent for Fortifications in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Request for Forwarding of Letter to Agent for Fortifications in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Description
Asks that the enclosed letter be transmitted to the Agent for Fortifications and the mounting of guns in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and for that person's name to be reported to Knox [the Agent was, in fact, the same Joseph Whipple].
year created
1794
month created
04
day created
02
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth
in collection
in image
note
Addressed to "The Collector of the Port of Portsmouth," which was Joseph Whipple at this time.
Catalogue of Joseph & William Whipple Papers:
http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~hou01328
Catalogue of Joseph & William Whipple Papers:
http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~hou01328
notable person/group
Joseph Whipple
Henry Knox
agent of fortifications
collector of the port
Secretary of War
notable location
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
War Department
notable item/thing
guns
mounting of guns
money
fortifications
artillery
document number
1794040200301
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BCA07 (2 pages) | Collection: Joseph & William Whipple Papers | bMs Am 1832 (117) |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Whipple | Portsmouth | [n/a] |