Letters Available to Congress

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Letters Available to Congress

Description

The information Mr. Dana and Mr. Griswold are looking for should be available to read to all members of Congress. Letters and newspapers are "lodged in the office of the State" McHenry believed that the information on the British government they seek will be readily obtained.

year created

1800

month created

11

day created

19

author

in collection

in publication

note

Cited in McHenry to Wolcott, 12/02/1800.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Oliver Wolcott
James McHenry
British
Dana
Griswold
Alexander Hamilton
diplomat
Secretary of War
congressman
John Adams
minister

notable location

Baltimore
Maryland
Great Britain
England
Congress

notable item/thing

letter
newspaper
information

notable idea/issue

reading
travel
diplomacy
foreign relations

document number

1800111902500

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Papers of Oliver Wolcott [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Oliver Wolcott, Jr. [unknown] [n/a]