Knox letter May 10, 1793.

                                                                                                     War Department
                                                                                                        May 10, 1793
Sir
The President of the United States has directed me to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency’s letter of the 2nd instant relatively to the erecting some defence for the Town of Norfolk.
Which he acknowledges the propriety of your observation which apply to all the important towns of the extended Seacoast of the United States, he finds himself restrained at present from directing any measures, which must lead to considerable expenses for which there is neither authority nor appropriation by the legislature of the United States.
I have the honor to be
With great esteem
Your Excellency’s
Most obedient servant
Knox
Sec. of War
His Excellency
The Governor of Virginia

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CALENDAR of VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS and OTHER MANUSCRIPTS, FROM AUGUST 11, 1792, TO DECEMBER 31, 1793, PRESERVED IN THE CAPITOL AT RICHMOND. ARRANGED AND EDITED BY SHERWIN McRAE. VOLUME VI. RICHMOND: A. R. MICOU, SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC PRINTING. 1886