Discussion of Ongoing Construction of Fortifications at New London
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Discussion of Ongoing Construction of Fortifications at New London
Description
Discusses work on the fortifications of New London, including blockhouses, earthworks, and a magazine. Explains that most of the appropriated funds were spent on blockhouses.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
12
author
sent from location
New London
recipient
sent to location
Connecticut
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Sam Huntington
Jebez Huntington
Governor Connecticut
belligerent powers
citizens
notable location
Connecticut
New London
Groton
notable item/thing
fortifications
blockhouses
earthworks
magazine
appropriated funds
equipment
vessels
loopholes
works
document number
1794071290101
page start
1
number of pages
2
transcription
No 1
Secretary of War
July 1 - 94
recd July 8 - 94
answer July 10 - 94
de Equipment of Vessel belonging to Belligerent powers &c &c
sales for the sailing of Vessels &c
New London July 12 1784
I send your Excellency a Statement of Ex-penditures on the fortifications, it is impossible to ascertain the portion which each Work has absorbed, those on the blockhouse on this side will exceed our Estimates say Goodall. Those on the other parts of the Work, I hope will not. I thought best to suspend all the Labour in Earth, that more of the sum granted might apply to the blockhouses in case of hostilities, a further sum might be granted, if not, the Zeal of the Citizens could be relyed on to complete the Works in Earth ~ the new London blockhouse is up, in stone, to the Loop Holes. On Groton we have taken up the Magazine & drawn the stone together about the place of the proposed blockhouses finding it very inconvenient to divide our Workman Implements & attention, the Works on that side are discontinued for the present.
I am, very respectfully
Your Excellency
[undecipherable]
J Huntington
His Excellency
Governor Huntington
PCT13
Secretary of War
July 1 - 94
recd July 8 - 94
answer July 10 - 94
de Equipment of Vessel belonging to Belligerent powers &c &c
sales for the sailing of Vessels &c
New London July 12 1784
I send your Excellency a Statement of Ex-penditures on the fortifications, it is impossible to ascertain the portion which each Work has absorbed, those on the blockhouse on this side will exceed our Estimates say Goodall. Those on the other parts of the Work, I hope will not. I thought best to suspend all the Labour in Earth, that more of the sum granted might apply to the blockhouses in case of hostilities, a further sum might be granted, if not, the Zeal of the Citizens could be relyed on to complete the Works in Earth ~ the new London blockhouse is up, in stone, to the Loop Holes. On Groton we have taken up the Magazine & drawn the stone together about the place of the proposed blockhouses finding it very inconvenient to divide our Workman Implements & attention, the Works on that side are discontinued for the present.
I am, very respectfully
Your Excellency
[undecipherable]
J Huntington
His Excellency
Governor Huntington
PCT13
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | PCT13 (2 pages) | Collection: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Papers | #23. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Jebez Huntington | New London | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Huntington | Connecticut | [n/a] |