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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10276 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0119] July-September 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to unknown about the layout of his house [incomplete] |
| Date | 22 August 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the layout of his house. Comments that he "do[es] not think it too large - it has only [three ?] rooms on a floor. I want a comfortable house." States that Mrs. Lucy Knox wants a bigger house. Lists corrections for building. Mentions that he wants the roof to be pitched at a certain level and to let Thomas Vose know about the alterations. Second page is cut off on the right side. Watermarked "Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold By J Woodmason/ London." Letterpress copy. |
| Subjects | Architecture Building Construction Marriage Women's History Artisans |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Vose, Thomas (1753-1810) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |