Baltimore Naval Committee Requests Funds & Estimate of Costs for Fort McHenry
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Baltimore Naval Committee Requests Funds & Estimate of Costs for Fort McHenry
Description
The chairman of the Naval Committee of Baltimore reiterates the sentiments of the general committee's letter, asking that $4000 be tendered to them for defense construction services already undertaken, and that the balance of the overall budget of $20,000 be made directly available to the committee. Also asks to receive a copy of Major Tousard's estimate for the cost of building the defenses at Fort McHenry.
year created
1798
month created
10
day created
06
author
sent from location
Baltimore
recipient
sent to location
Trenton
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in McHenry to Adams, 08/19/1799.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Robert Gilmor
Secretary of War
chairman naval committee Baltimore
Robert Oliver
William Patterson
D. Stewart
Jeremiah Yellot
George Sears
Mark Pringle
Major Lewis Tousard
notable location
Trenton
Baltimore
New Jersey
Maryland
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
credit
balance
estimate
document number
1798100640001
page start
15
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IDI08 (34 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 396 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Robert Gilmor | Baltimore | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | Trenton | [n/a] |