Appropriations for Fortifications and Expenditures
Item
Type
Document
Title
Appropriations for Fortifications and Expenditures
Description
Lists "Monies Paid on Account of the Fortifications" by city, state, and amount; also lists appropriations by month, "repayments" by individuals, and the balance on hand of the Treasury allotted for this purpose.
short description
Appropriations for Fortifications and Expenditures
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
10
author
in collection
in image
note
DEII Candidacy: can give an important grasp of overall expenditures on national defense in the form of fortifications, as well as the perceived relative importance of different ports.
notable person/group
Engineers
Ebenezer Stevens
Joseph Keller
Joshua Potts
Charles Brown
James McHenry
notable location
Portland, Maine
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Glouchester, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Newport, Rhode Island
New London, Connecticut
New York, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Baltimore, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Alexandria, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Ocracoke, North Carolina
Occracock, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
George Town, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Savannah, Georgia
St. Mary's, Georgia
notable item/thing
monies
account
fortifications
expenditures
appropriations
repayment
balance
document number
1799081090101
page start
31
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | IDI08 (34 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 396 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Department | [unknown] | [n/a] |