Fortifications at Norfolk and revolt at Smithfield
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Fortifications at Norfolk and revolt at Smithfield
Description
Secretary Knox informs the Governor of Virginia that the sum of money to be deployed for the fortifications of Norfolk amounts to $6737. Knox has requested Secretary Hamilton to enter into immediate arrangements for purchasing the land necessary. Finally, Knox comments on the failed revolt in Smithfield, Virginia, which he calls an "open and violent resistance to the laws."
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
30
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
VP,VII,237
notable person/group
Henry Lee
Henry Knox
Governor
John Jacob Rivardi
engineers
notable location
War Department
Virginia
Norfolk
western
notable item/thing
artillery
dollars
money
Treasury
revolt
resistance
violence
fortifications
document number
1794073013000
number of pages
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [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] |