Additional Funds Required for Fortifications, Advice on Frigate
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Additional Funds Required for Fortifications, Advice on Frigate
Description
Maj. Rivardi stated additional funds required to properly fortify Norfolk. Request for personal opinion on practicality of building a frigate at Norfolk.
year created
1794
month created
06
day created
09
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Henry Lee
Henry Knox
John Jacob Ulrich Rivardi
Governor Virginia
Major Rivardi
Secretary of War
British
President of United States
George Washington
British Minister
Governor Maryland
engineer
blacksmith
ship carpenters
artillerist
Captain Hannah
Captain Richard Scott Blackburn
brother
Captain of Artillery
notable location
naval stations
coast
Chesapeake
Maryland
Great Britain
War Department
Virginia
Norfolk
notable item/thing
recommendation
security
war
frigate
fortifications
British ship Charles
British schooner Delight
captured ships
limits of our protection
money
mounting cannon
document number
1794060900001
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | LBH04 (3 pages) | Collection: Executive Papers, Office of Governors Letters | B: 85, (Henry Lee) |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Calendar of Virginia State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Lee | [unknown] | [n/a] |