[Memorndum] British Block House
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
[Memorndum] British Block House
Description
British block house between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair.
short description
Memo re British block house.
year created
1797
month created
02
day created
15
author
sent from location
War Office
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in McHenry to Pickering, 02/15/1797.
notable person/group
James McHenry
notable location
War Office
U.S.
Canada
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Isle de Bocs Blank
notable item/thing
vessels drawing a few feet water only can pass on its west side
channel, then, considered as the navigable communication through the strait leaves the said island in the territory of the U.S.
ship channel runs between the said island and the Canada shore
informed that a block house has been erected
lays in the strait or river between Lake Erie & Lake St. Clair
Britannic Majesty's troops
endowed with a garrison
document number
1797021500301
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DBE22 (1 pages) | Collection: Charles E. Teenberg Collection. | F: Liston, McHenry |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |