Qualifications of Engineer
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Qualifications of Engineer
Description
In McHenry's opinion, Jean Xavier Bureaux de Pusy, known through an introduction by the Marquis de Lafayette, is the best instructed engineer in the US and is highly qualified to give the soundest ideas relative to the proper works for the defense of the harbor at New York.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
12
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Vol. 24, p. 476
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Marquis de Lafayette
Jean Xavier Bureaux de Pusy
engineer
French
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
France
notable item/thing
harbor
defense
harbour
document number
1800051200001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | KGK07 (3 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | R: 5 |
| [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] |