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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04913 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0099] March-April 1791 |
| Title | John Hancock to Henry Knox sending fish |
| Date | 10 April 1791 |
| Author | Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Massachusetts Governor John Hancock informs Knox that he has sent Knox via Caleb Hopkins on the Brig Maria, a box of "the very best Winter Isle Shoales Table Fish, which I have preserved in the best manner, & which I will venture to assert if dress'd agreeably to the mode I practice, & which we conversed upon when together, will prove as good Eating Fish as was ever on any Table whatever." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Gift Diet and Nutrition Transportation Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Hancock, John (1737-1793) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Agriculture; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |