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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05778 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0117] January-March 1793 |
| Title | Benjamin Hichborn to Henry Knox regarding canals and foreign affairs |
| Date | 9 January 1793 |
| Author | Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Informs Knox he will be sending him some maps of canals. Asks Knox, if it will not be too troublesome, to ask William Smith to employ Stephen Bruce to purchase provisions. Notes he sails for Paris, France the next day. Also mentions the possibility of a war: "War - War, is [a] Cry here, but without a object, I therefore doubt." "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Canals Infrastructure Geography and Natural History Science and Technology Commerce Merchants and Trade Politics Military History France Global History and Civics |
| People | Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention; Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |