Commandant Charles H Bell Letter 1 October 1859
Commandants Office
Navy Yard Gosport
October 1st 1859
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 29th ultimo, I am enclosed herewith a copy of Civil Engineer Brown's letter to me on the subject of the contractor’s proposition to build a solid wharf instead of the piers at Fort Norfolk for an additional sum of $3000.
I also enclosed the drawing called for in your letter.
Very Respectfully,
your obedient servant,
Charles H Bell
Commandant
Commodore Joseph Smith
Chief of the Bureau of Yards & Docks
Washington D.C.
Fort Norfolk Documents
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Source of Information
National Archives, Record Group 71 Bureau of Yards and Docks
Letters Recieved from Commandants of Navy Yards -- Norfolk
April 4 1858 - June 26 1860
Box No. 159B, Entry 5