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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06845 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0132] October-December 1796 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Abiel Wood asking for information about chartering vessels of different sizes and at different times of the year |
| Date | 18 October 1796 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Wood, Abiel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Unsigned, but content and docket suggest the author is Henry Knox. Written from Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine. Asks for information about chartering vessels of different sizes and at different times of the year, in Wiscasset (he spells it "Wisscasset") or on Penobscot Bay, in Maine. |
| Subjects | Transportation Maritime |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wood, Abiel (ca. 1743-1811) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Abiel Wood to Henry Knox regarding vessels sailing to and from Wiscasset |