Building Town and Appointment
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Building Town and Appointment
Description
Mounting of cannons on carriages is going forward, contracts for shell and shot have been made. Ten of the guns are already at Presque Isle. Col. Strong and his troops encamped on good ground working to build new town named Wilkinsonville, below Fort Massac. Delayed appointment of Sec. of War.
year created
1801
month created
02
day created
13
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
workmen
Quartermaster General
Strong
Read
troops
Secretary of War
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Presque Isle
Presque'isle
mouth of the Ohio
Ohio
river
Fort Massac
frontier
territory
post
fort
Wilkinsonville
town
notable item/thing
cannon
gun
shell
shot
contract
carriage
notable idea/issue
mounting cannons
contracting work
construction
appointment
document number
1801021389001
page start
1
