Letter from the Secretary of War regarding Perrault's duties as temporary engineer
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the Secretary of War regarding Perrault's duties as temporary engineer
Description
Instructions from Knox to Paul Hyacinthe Perrault regarding duties as temporary engineer for fortifications assigned to Charleston, South Carolina.
year created
1794
month created
04
day created
11
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
President of the United States
John James Learis
Jerome Murlhie
Artificers
engineers
Secretary of War
interpreter
artillery artificer
George Washington
Governor South Carolina
garrison
notable location
South Carolina
War Office
North Carolina
Charleston
Charleston Port
Charleston Harbor
notable item/thing
carriages
red hot balls
furnace
powder
cannon
embrasures
timber
earth
blockhouse
magazine
tents
fraizes
redoubts
instructions
fortifications
parapte
plank
joist
battery
works
warrant
document number
1794041100005
page start
1
number of pages
6
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | NYA17 (6 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous MSS Collection, #352. | S:14, B:66, F:1450 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Paul H. Perrault | [unknown] | [n/a] |