Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from War Department, 31 January 1808

[January 1808]

Estimate of the Number of Gun Boats

For New Orleans 16
Georgia, South and North Carolina 31
Chesapeake and its waters 65
Delaware Bay and River } 71
New jersey and New york
Connecticut and Rhode Island 25
Old Massachusetts, New Hampshire } 49
and the District of Maine
Total 257

Estimate of Expenses for Fortifications

For New Orleans $60,000
Georgia South and North Carolina “252,000
Chesapeake and its waters “160,000
Delaware Bay and River, New jersey } “211,000
and New york
Connecticut and Rhode Island “31,000
Old Massachusetts, New Hampshire } “135,000
and the District of Maine
$849,000
For other places not mentioned “25,000
$874,000

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