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Rochefontaine, Stephen, 1755-1814 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06177 Author/Creator: Rochefontaine, Stephen, 1755-1814 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 August 1794 Pagination: 2 p. ; 32 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the progress made on fortifying various ports. Says two of the ports on Castle Island, Massachusetts have been fortified but the other has not. Also mentions difficulties with the shore being bold on one side and shallow on the other side.

Rochefontaine, Stephen, 1755-1814
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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