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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07946 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0155] January-June 1805 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Gleason about workmen at the lime works and plans for shipments |
| Date | 25 June 1805 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Gleason, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Discusses issues with the workmen at the Knox estate and lime works, apparently suggesting Gleason has sent some of them to jail (he spells it "goal"). Asserts that he plans to arrive at Thomaston by next week. Also comments on shipments by Captains Benjamin and Edward Kelleran on their respective ships. |
| Subjects | Montpelier Industry Labor Prisoner Maritime Transportation Commerce |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Gleason, John (fl. 1796-1811) Kelleran, Edward (b. 1777) Kelleran, Benjamin (fl. 1805) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Industry; 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 |