Fortifications in North Carolina
Document 1794Letter to the Secretary of War, regarding various details behind fortifications off the coast of North Carolina
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Type
Printed Document
Description
Letter to the Secretary of War, regarding various details behind fortifications off the coast of North Carolina
Date
07/09/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Wilmington
Collection
Document number
1794070940000
Note
Cited in Martinon to Knox, 08/02/1794.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Nicholas Francis Martinon
Richard Dobbs Spaight
governor
Potts
Atkins
workmen
workers
Congress
Merlie
troops
Notable locations
Wilmington
New Bern
North Carolina
Newbern
Cape Fear River
Beacon
Fort Johnston
Beacon Island
Charleston
Edenton
Notable items
works
timber
bastions
fortifications
fort
parapet
foundations
construction
labor
labour
barracks
ships
coast
galley
vessel
pounders
garrison
cannon
batteries