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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05339 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0107] March 1792 |
| Title | Act allowing Henry Knox and others to build a canal from the Connecticut River to Boston |
| Date | 9 March 1792 |
| Author | Cobb, David (1748-1830) |
| Additional authors | Hancock, John (1737-1793); Phillips, Samuel (1752-1802); Avery, John (1739-1806) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Act allowing Henry Knox, John Coffin Jones, David Cobb, Benjamin Hichborn, and Henry Jackson to construct a canal connecting the Connecticut River to Boston. Signed for David Cobb, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts; Samuel Phillips, President of the Senate; and John Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts; by John Avery, Jr., Secretary. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Infrastructure Canals Commerce Transportation Law Government and Civics |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Hancock, John (1737-1793) Phillips, Samuel (1752-1802) Avery, John (1739-1806) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) Jones, John Coffin (1750-1829) |
| Place written | Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Law; Science, Technology, Invention; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from David Cobb to Henry Knox concerning the decision to allow their canal to be built |