[Fortifications].

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

[Fortifications].

Description

Report on the number and status of the forts and harbors as of the year 1796. Allocation of money for fortification and harbor maintenance discussed.

year created

1797

month created

02

day created

10

author

in collection

notable person/group

William Lyman
Congress
House of Representatives
committee

notable location

Congress
House of Representatives
War Department
fort
Governor's Island
Bedloe Island
Oyster Island
New York
Portland
Maine
district
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Gloucester
Salem
Massachusetts
Marblehead
Newport
Rhode Island
New London
Connecticut
Savannah
Point Petre
Georgia
Whetstone Point
Baltimore
Norfolk
Virginia
Wilmington
North Carolina
Fort Johnston
Charleston
Charles town
South Carolina

notable item/thing

report
expenses

notable idea/issue

defense
protection
fortification
construction

document number

1797021090000

Document instances

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Lyman [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient House of Representatives [unknown] [n/a]