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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06672 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0129] January-March 1796 |
Title | James Malcolm to Henry Knox about a river survey and canal building |
Date | 23 March 1796 |
Author | Malcom, James (fl. 1794-1806) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
Content Description | Provides Knox with an update on the survey of the river which Knox hired him to undertake. Explains how much he has completed so far, and provides estimates about the size of different ponds and the materials lining the bottom, such as gravel and sand. Also considers the price and feasibility of building a canal, suspecting that it might be expensive, but, once built, it might offer a much less expensive trip for travelers than the over-land trip. |
Subjects | Transportation Travel Surveying Waldo Patent Canals Building Construction |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Malcom, James (fl. 1794-1806) |
Place written | Cushing, Maine |
Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Science, Technology, Invention |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |