Fortifications in North Carolina
Document 1794Letter from Joshua Potts, agent for procuring materials, on the fortifications off the coast of North Carolina, and various details regarding labor and contracts.
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Type
Printed Document
Description
Letter from Joshua Potts, agent for procuring materials, on the fortifications off the coast of North Carolina, and various details regarding labor and contracts.
Date
10/02/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Wilmington
Collection
Document number
1794100240200
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Joshua Potts
Notable locations
Wilmington
North Carolina
Cape Fear
fort
Notable items
articles
money
dollars
tools
mechanics
laborers
labor
labour
workmen
machinery
barracks
materials
agent
contracts
pitch pine
timber
walls
parapet
fort
wages
butcher
beef
fortification
soil
sand
lime mortar
shell
cement
earth
terrace
ditch
slaves
masters
boards
scantling
shingles