Appointment of Ebenezer Stevens as agent to Department of War at New York, defense of the City and Harbor of New York, and instructions for keeping and rendering accounts
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Appointment of Ebenezer Stevens as agent to Department of War at New York, defense of the City and Harbor of New York, and instructions for keeping and rendering accounts
Description
McHenry informs Simmons that Colonel Ebenezer Stevens has been appointed agent for the Department of War at New York. He is authorized to purchase timber, provide certain articles in the Ordnance Department, and spend money to construct some new and complete some old works intended for the defense of the harbor and city of New York. All expenditures for materials and workmen should be accounted for under the heading, "fortifications." Expenditures for cannon, gunpowder, military stores will be accounted under heading "cannon, arms, and ammunition."
year created
1798
month created
08
day created
24
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
War Department
in collection
notable person/group
William Simmons
James McHenry
Ebenezer Stevens
Ordnance Department
Agent for Department of War
War Office
Accountant Office
notable location
War Department
New York City
New York Harbor
War Office
Accountant Office
notable item/thing
expenditures
fortifications
gun carriages
receipts
vouchers expenditures
timber
workmen
laborers
contracts
implements for guns
gunpowder
military stores
notable idea/issue
coastal fortifications
defense of New York Harbor
document number
1798082400001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZJR02 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:59. |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZJR02a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:59. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | War Department | [n/a] |