Fortifications at Norfolk
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Fortifications at Norfolk
Description
The engineer for fortifying Norfolk writes to Secretary Knox. States that all the guns at Fort Norfolk have been mounted and unmasked; the battery is now completely turfed and in perfect order; the barracks are already framed. Writes that the weather has been very favorable.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
09
author
sent from location
Norfolk
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Henry Knox
John Jacob Rivardi
Captain Blackburne
notable location
Norfolk
Fort Nelson
notable item/thing
guns
fort
fortification
battery
river
carriages
barracks
weather
frost
workmen
ditch
labor
laborers
document number
1794120940200
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Mil. Affrs | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Jacob Rivardi | Norfolk | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |