Report on a fleet headed to Ireland
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Report on a fleet headed to Ireland
Description
Addresses a newspaper report that a fleet is in all probability headed to Ireland, and that the United States must take precautions to protect their own principal forts against any undesirable hostilities. States that it may be useful for the United States government to tell its citizens that it does not deem an invasion by a foreign power impossible.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
18
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 06/19/1799
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Benjamin Stoddert
James McHenry
notable location
Sea
Ireland
ports
Charleston
New Orleans
Chesapeake
Delaware
New York
Newport
Boston
Egypt
notable item/thing
Newspapers
fleet
vessel
signals
notable idea/issue
Invasion
document number
1799061800301
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BRQ02 (3 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 4, 3 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Benjamin Stoddert | [unknown] | [n/a] |