Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, chevalier de (1747-1784) A report of the work necessary to be done in order to put the post of West Point and its dependences in a proper state of defence
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10075 Author/Creator: Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, chevalier de (1747-1784) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: December 1782 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 35.4 x 23.5 cm. Order a Copy
In Samuel Shaw's hand. Includes reports for Fort Clinton, Fort Putnam, Fort Webb, and other forts in the West Point vicinity. Docket states, "Major Villefranches observations of the [works] pieces and additions necessary to be performed at West Point and its dependencies."
In spring of 1782, George Washington assigned Major Villefranche to improve West Point's fortifications.
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