Calhoun, J. C.; etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the Fulfilment of the Contract for Erecting Fortifications on Dauphin Island, and of Damages Sustained by R. Harris and N. Farrow, the Contractors. 18th Congress, 2d Session, no. 29. Washington: Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1825. First Edition. [11798]
Removed, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, 28 pp., foxing. Good. Pamphlet.
Insight into the construction of what became known as Fort Gaines, on Dauphin Island, Alabama, with the contractors trying to prove that they deserve further payments with the US Government remaining unconvinced.
