Details Surrounding Construction & Naming of Fort [Pickering] at Salem
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Details Surrounding Construction & Naming of Fort [Pickering] at Salem
Description
Acknowledges receipt by the Salem Board of Selectmen of federal money for the strengthening of fortifications at Salem, Massachusetts; discusses details of the construction of the works. Also discusses how accounting shall be undertaken for the project. Asks for permission to name the works Fort Pickering, and requests that McHenry ask President Adams to stop in Salem and perform a naming ceremony on the fort while he is in the region for the launching of "the frigate."
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
20
author
sent from location
Salem
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in McHenry to Adams, 08/28/1799.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Johnathan Waldo
Board of Selectmen
Goodhue
Accountant
Secretary of State
President of the United States
Timothy Pickering
John Adams
notable location
Philadelphia
Salem
Fort Williams
Fort Pickering
notable item/thing
works
expenditure
fort
guns
shipping
cannon
gun carriages
solid rock
foundation
construction
wheels
timber
warp
rot
armory
money
bills
receipts
wages
appointment
fortress
ceremony
frigate
document number
1799082040201
page start
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | IDI10 (13 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 396 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Jonathan Waldo | Salem | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |