Archer, Robert, fl. 1842-1875 to William Maxwell

GLC01896.014

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GLC#
GLC01896.014-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1847/03/22
Author/Creator
Archer, Robert, fl. 1842-1875
Title
to William Maxwell
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
4 p. : address ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Response to previous letter regarding the Virginia Historical & Philosophical Society, providing a description and historical account of Fort George, on Old Point Comfort, Va. The fort was first ordered built in 1629-30 by Sir John Henry, Govenor of Virginia. "The work was called Fort George. The front lines only and part of the flanks are now tracable. The rear lines having been obliterated by the excavation of the ditch of Fort Monroe."

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