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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07577 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0146] June-August 1801 |
| Title | Benjamin Joy to Henry Knox about timber and lime |
| Date | 1 August 1801 |
| Author | Joy, Benjamin (1758-1830) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses business transactions involving timber and lime. Appears to complain about a shipment of timber being short and the long pieces being cut. Threatens to prosecute the shipper who delivered the timber unless the shipper can replace the missing timber. Requests more timber and two long pieces. Also mentions other items he would like Knox to ship to him. Expresses his sympathies in the troubles Knox is having with the squatters (likely in Maine). |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Landlord and Tenant Boundary or Property Dispute Mobs and Riots Rebellion Surveying Prisoner Forestry Industry Building Construction Commerce Law |
| People | Joy, Benjamin (1758-1830) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |