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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08347 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1798 |
| Title | Timothy Pickering to James Jackson regarding federal and state efforts to protect Georgia from French naval attack |
| Date | 22 September 1798 |
| Author | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Recipient | Jackson, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Responds on Adams' behalf to Governor of Georgia regarding federal and state efforts to protect Georgia from French naval attack. Concludes vulnerability of Savannah is so high that using "gallies manned with negroes for working them and with white men to serve the guns, would form a better and cheaper defense" than the construction and manning of American forts. |
| Subjects | Military History Quasi-war France President Government and Civics Navy African American Troops African American History Fortification |
| People | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Jackson, James (1757-1806) |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |