Commandant Charles H Bell Letter 23 May 1859
Commandants Office
Navy Yard Gosport
May 23rd 1859
Sir,
Your letter of the 21st instant, concerning the specifications for wharf at Fort Norfolk, has been received. I enclosed here with Civil Engineer Browns letter to me concerning the same, for your information.
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
1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799,
1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809,
1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816, 1817,
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