Building and Repairing Barracks
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Building and Repairing Barracks
Description
McHenry has given orders to Jonathan Jackson to have repairs made to existing barracks and to build a new one. The new barracks will be used as a temporary hospital and should not be located anywhere where it would be an obstruction to the defense of the place.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
25
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
note
Recipient not indicated in the document.
notable person/group
General Benjamin Lincoln
James McHenry
Jonathan Jackson
supervisor Boston
workmen
Secretary of War
William Simmons
sick seamen
sick marines
garrison
notable location
Boston
Massachusetts
barracks
War Department
notable item/thing
repairs
contract
build
expense
estimate
pay
settlement
temporary hospital
defence
document number
1799062500102
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZJV23 (3 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:6/9 |
| [view document] (5 pages) | ZJV23a (5 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:6/9 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Jonathan Jackson | [unknown] | [n/a] |