Commandant Charles H Bell Letter 7 February 1860

Commandants Office
Navy Yard Gosport
February 7th 1860

Sir,
The contractor Mr. Jos Westcott, for building the pier at Fort Norfolk, proposes, through his attorneys Mrss Peters and Reed, to furnish the material, cut and fit a set of granite steps to the Pier, in accordance with the plan agreed upon, for the sum of two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars.
The Civil Engineer thinks this is a reasonable offer and I would respectfully ask whether it shall be excepted.

Very Respectfully,
your obedient servant,
Charles H Bell
Commandant

Commodore Joseph Smith
Chief of the Bureau of Yards & Docks
Washington D.C.

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Letters Recieved from Commandants of Navy Yards -- Norfolk

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