Document, 1798 April n.d.

Title
Document, 1798 April n.d.
Library Location
New-York Historical Society
Name
New York (N.Y.) (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
1798 April n.d.
Physical Description
7
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
23 April - memorial of a Committee of the Chamber of Commerce to the Corporation of the City of New York. Suggest that 18 or 20 cannon mounted on field carriages would afford "prompt means of resisting the attacks of a few inferior vessels." 30 April - extract from the minutes of the Common Council of the Corporation of New York City. Resolved that the Governor be requested to apply to the President of the U.S. for 16 cannon for use in defense of the city.
Identifier
columbia.jay.00899