Joseph Smith Letter 5 August 1850

Bureau of Yards & Docks
5th Augt, 1850

Sir:
The Hon: Secretary of the Navy has forwarded to this Bureau a traced copy of a plan of old Fort Norfolk furnished from your office in compliance with a request addressed to Secretary of War on the 26 ultimo.
By reference to that letter it will be perceived, that a plat of old Fort Nelson was the plan asked for by the Navy Department.

I am very respectfully,
Your out. sevt.
J. Smith

Bret Big Genl
J. G. Lotten
Chf U. S. Engineers
Washington

Fort Norfolk Documents

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Source of Information

National Archives, Record Group 77 (Office, Chief of Engineers)

Land Papers

Virginia (Craney Island, Mill Creek Bridge, Ferry Point, Ft. Norfolk, Yorktown Monument, Arlingtron Estate, Willoughby Spit);

Washington (General)

Box No. 61, NM-19, Entry 171