Fortification of Norfolk
Document 1794Recommends Daniel Bedinger to build cannon carriages for Norfolk. If Bedinger is not a suitable choice, Knox allowed Lee to select carpenter. Implies there is uncertainty over whether the cannons are the property of Virginia or the United States. Supply of Norfolk addressed in detail.
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[S. at War
1794
Branch 24 &c
XX]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Recommends Daniel Bedinger to build cannon carriages for Norfolk. If Bedinger is not a suitable choice, Knox allowed Lee to select carpenter. Implies there is uncertainty over whether the cannons are the property of Virginia or the United States. Supply of Norfolk addressed in detail.
Date
03/24/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1794032400601
Notable persons
Henry Lee
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Daniel Bedinger
carpenter
Colonel Parker
Colonel Carrington
Captain Hannah
Secretary of the Treasury
Notable locations
War Department
Norfolk
Virginia
Alexandria
Notable items
cannon
carriage
arms
ammunition