Sketch of Block House
Document 1792Enclosed sketch of newly completed block house and other buildings with full description of size, location, and plan for additional buildings.
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Fort. Pitt 15 January 1793
[b.]
There inclosed a Sketch of the Works that I am now Erecting for the alarm of the Town & the picket there has of the Black-horse King of the Range of America. My [undecipherable] is now young [undecipherable], the parapets are nearly on the ground & that be planted in rows as [undecipherable]oles, the height of the [undecipherable] lower [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] each side a 200 foot, perhaps the [undecipherable] any [undecipherable] for [undecipherable], but any of the Range of [undecipherable] as in [undecipherable] [undecipherable], the [undecipherable] will not be [undecipherable] as too large for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] also, the [undecipherable] mentioned in your letter [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as that 400 others will defend [undecipherable] against any number that may come against it without Artillery. but before the houses has been [undecipherable] on the garrison, and can give you any information [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. There are also in the [undecipherable] the Black House the [undecipherable] Round the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] known there with the protecting [undecipherable] are very [undecipherable] [undecipherable] buildings [undecipherable] especially. [undecipherable] are [undecipherable] as the [undecipherable] on board the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Magazines is placed in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable].
[undecipherable] Gen [undecipherable] & this letter [undecipherable] has all appeared. he is on his way to Philadelphia by land [undecipherable] and Shortly be there. [undecipherable] officer [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] was [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] at the Town [undecipherable] has [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]
Be pleased to direct all [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a hunting Margaret Ball of [undecipherable] informed, she Margaret & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] papers — [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Bank & [undecipherable] are also [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] has been [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] is also [undecipherable] — a Register of the [undecipherable] is [undecipherable]
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
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Pitt
Collection
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

