Niven writes to Knox about fortification at West Point
Document 1794Letter, discusses repair of fortifications.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, discusses repair of fortifications.
Date
05/20/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Repository
Collection
Document number
1794052040201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Daniel Niven
Major Fleming
Notable locations
West Point
Fort Potman
Notable items
necessary arrangement to carrie on the works
glad to receive your plan of the redoubt
receipt thereof I repaired to this place
compensation you mention is not equal to the loss I shall sustain
never was my only object in rendering service to my country I shall endeavor to forward the work with all possible dispatch