Concerning the fortifications at New York harbor
Item
Type
Draft Letter
Title
Concerning the fortifications at New York harbor
Description
Discusses using the talents of the nation's best engineers in order to properly fortify and maintain the harbor at New York. Mentions his coming resignation on June 1.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
10
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
In the hand of John Caldwell.
Partially illegible.
Partially illegible.
notable person/group
John Jay
James McHenry
legislature
Congress
engineers
[Samuel Dexter]
notable location
New York
islands
harbor
ports
French
notable item/thing
Balances
money
fortification
notable idea/issue
Resignation
document number
1800051000301
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BRW10 (3 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 5, 3 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Jay | [unknown] | [n/a] |