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What happened in Virginia?
Latrobe arrived in Norfolk, Virginia, in mid-March 1796 after a harrowing four-month journey aboard the ship.
What happened next in virginia?
after a harrowing four-month journey aboard the ship, which was plagued with food shortages under near-starvation conditions.
What happened next in life for him?
Latrobe initially spent time in Norfolk, where he designed the "William Pennock House," then set out for Richmond, Virginia.

Question: What was trying him next?
Self-contained rewrite: What was trying for Benjamin Henry Latrobe following the arrival in Virginia