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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05510 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0110] June 1792 |
| Title | Henry Knox to David Cobb, Henry Jackson, John Coffin Jones and Benjamin Hichborn about a plan to build a canal |
| Date | 18 June 1792 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Cobb, David Jackson, Henry Jones, John Hichborn, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses a proposed plan for a canal that connects the Connecticut River to Boston. Informs the other men that he has already engaged the services of a mutual acquaintance, Captain John Hills, to act as surveyor and supervisor for the business. Writes, "If the canal can be executed for a moderate capital from Worcester or Rutland to Boston the value of the object will be great indeed whether it be altered with reference to proffit to the proprietors..." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Infrastructure Canals Commerce Transportation Surveying Finance |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Jones, John Coffin (1750-1829) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hills, John (fl. 1771-1796) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; Industry; 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 |