Fortifying the ports and harbors of the United States
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Fortifying the ports and harbors of the United States
Description
Letter from Secretary Hamilton to Secretary Knox, regarding an act of Congress a month prior appropriating a further some of $30,000, in addition to the $76,000 already granted for the purpose of fortifying certain ports and harbors in the United States, making together $106,000. Hamilton requests that Knox furnishes him with a memorandum of the manner in which the sum is to be apportioned.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
07
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in Knox to Hamilton, 07/09/1794. Copy, RG 233, Reports of the Secretary of War, Third Congress, National Archives
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
Congress
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
dollars
ports
harbors
memorandum
moneys
fortifications
document number
1794070740000
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Mil. Affrs | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |