Assurance of Delivery of Cannons to the State of New York

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Assurance of Delivery of Cannons to the State of New York

Description

Cannons and foundry inspected by Capt. Barry and found to be favorable. Cannons approved for Governors Island. Defense of the City of New York required estimate of funding, McHenry promised to ascertain some money for the necessary repairs and building.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

07

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in collection

notable person/group

John Jay
James McHenry
Captain Barry
Captain Fry
President

notable location

Philadelphia
New York

document number

1798050714000

number of pages

1

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Naval Documents of the Quasi-War [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient John Jay [unknown] [n/a]