Properly maintaining coastal garrisons
Item
Type
Draft Document
Title
Properly maintaining coastal garrisons
Description
Inquires on the numbers of troops needed in order to properly defend coastal forts and garrisons in the event of an invasion. McHenry asks what the House plans to do in order to adequately provide this need; he also seriously questions the ability of a voluntarily militia to do the job.
year created
1797
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
William Smith
troops
guards
companies
House of Representatives
militia
insurgents
infantry
notable location
Seaboard
harbors
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
South
Maryland
ports
notable item/thing
Garrison
fort
cannon
posts
fortress
artillery
detachment
notable idea/issue
Repair
invasion
insurrection
voluntarism
document number
1797999900501
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | BRI09 (4 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 2, 4 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Smith | [unknown] | [n/a] |