Appointment as temporary engineer
Document 1794Instructions to John Jacob Ulrick Rivardi, acting as temporary Engineer in the service of the United States. Rivardi has been appointed engineer for the purpose of fortifying the ports and harbors of Baltimore, Alexandria and Norfolk. Rivardi will be paid at the rate of four dollars a day.
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Printed Document
Description
Instructions to John Jacob Ulrick Rivardi, acting as temporary Engineer in the service of the United States. Rivardi has been appointed engineer for the purpose of fortifying the ports and harbors of Baltimore, Alexandria and Norfolk. Rivardi will be paid at the rate of four dollars a day.
Date
03/28/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1794032800000
Notable persons
John Jacob Ulrick Rivardi
Henry Knox
engineer
subaltern
sergeants
corporals
musicians
privates
Captain Stricker
Colonel Fitzgerald
Notable locations
War Office
Maryland
Virginia
Norfolk
Alexandria
Baltimore
Notable items
Fortifications
batteris
magazines
block house
barracks
contingencies
embrasures
platforms
garrison
defence
islands
bombardment
casemates
timber
roof
caulk
powder
cannon
compensation
furnace
hot balls