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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09067 |
| From Archive Folder | Undated Documents Relating to the Post-Revolutionary Era |
| Title | U.S. Naval Academy, draft of minutes |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Pinkney, Somerville |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | "A meeting of the Citizens of Annapolis...for...considering the propriety, of offering a memorial to Congress for the establishment of a Navy yard at this place...Resolved...to take immediate steps to have the harbour of this City, the creeks around it, and the shoal on the outside of its entrance, surveyed by scientific and competent engineers." Signed by Somerville Pinkney, chairman of the committee. List of committee members, including a former Annapolis mayor. |
| Subjects | US Naval Academy Navy Military History Government and Civics |
| People | Pinkney, Somerville |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |