Sketch of Block House

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Enclosed sketch of newly completed block house and other buildings with full description of size, location, and plan for additional buildings.

Date

01/15/1792

Recipient

Sent from

Fort Pitt

Document number

1792011554001

Page start

1

Note

Cited in Knox to Craig, 01/27/1792.

Notable persons

Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
Captain Asheton
General St Clair
William Knox

Notable locations

Fort Pitt
block house
barracks
buildings
stores
Philadelphia
Ohio River

Notable items

block house
barracks
buildings
stores
sketch of the works
erecting
defense of the town
public stores
ranges of barracks
piquets
artillery
raised perpendicular
upper stories
cannon
magazine
casting
musket balls
cartridge paper
window glass
nails
hooks
ladles
boxes
tin
case shot
estimate of the expenses