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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07804 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0151] January-June 1803 |
| Title | Henry Jackson Knox to Henry Knox on various shipments, the estate he was managing and his need of money |
| Date | 1 June 1803 |
| Author | Knox, Henry Jackson (1780-1832) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Writes to his father that he has sent several ships loaded with lime and lumber and they are on their way. Provides Knox with news about his estate, including the fact that "old Wilson" has abandoned his post without warning and has fled west. Mentions that he is frequently in need of small sums of money for house-related expenses, and he has had to draw on Knox's accounts to acquire this money. Has gotten some from his mother, and some from [Thomas] Vose, but hopes Knox will send some money as well. |
| Subjects | Industry Forestry Commerce Finance Children and Family Labor Mill Business and Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Henry Jackson (1780-1832) Vose, Thomas (1753-1810) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce; Industry; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |