Revenue would be better applied on the marine.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Revenue would be better applied on the marine.
Description
Hamilton observes that the Secretary of the Navy argues that, given the fact that the French fleet is at sea, the remaining revenue should be spent on the naval forces rather than the army.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
19
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Secretary of the Navy [Benjamin Stoddert]
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
propriety of being alert at our port
French fleet is at sea
the army and expenses attending it are not to all views equally desirable
Secretary of the Navy thinks the rest of the revenue would be better applied on the marine
document number
1799061900000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |