Letter to Congressional Committee Concerning Seaboard Fortifications
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Letter to Congressional Committee Concerning Seaboard Fortifications
Description
Informs Congress which forts have been improved upon, and which must be presumed in deterioration because they have not been garrisoned; estimates cost of paying private persons to superintend those unmanned posts. Notes that additional funds for the year's upkeep at the garrisoned forts will be necessary, and that a separate document containing requests for such funds has been submitted.
year created
1797
month created
01
day created
10
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
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recipient note
Committee of the House of Representatives.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Secretary of War
House of Representatives
Congress
troops
garrison
military establishment
committee
Treasury
notable location
Portland
Maine
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Gloucester
Cape Ann
Salem
Marblehead
Massachusetts
New Port
Rhode Island
New London
Connecticut
Savannah
Point Petre
Georgia
War Office
Governor's Island
New York
Mud Island
Philadelphia
Whetstone Point
Baltimore
Maryland
Norfolk
Virginia
Wilmington
North Carolina
Fort Johnson
Charleston
South Carolina
notable item/thing
forts
report
harbors
repairs
depredations
defence
defense
buildings
estimate
expenses
balance
appropriations
document number
1797011000501
page start
103
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IDD03 (157 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 384 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | House of Representatives | [unknown] | [n/a] |