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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06881 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0132] October-December 1796 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Gleason instructing Gleason on the various enterprises that Knox has him working on in the Maine territories |
| Date | 13 December 1796 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Gleason, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Knox writes to instruct Gleason on the various enterprises that Knox has him working on in Knox's Maine territories. Mentions the logging business, and the construction of some of the wood into shipbuilding materials like spars and masts. Encourages him to contact Zenas Lothrop on Brigadier's Island, another associate of Knox's. |
| Subjects | Navy Industry Building Construction Maritime Merchants and Trade Commerce Forestry |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Gleason, John, Jr. (fl. 1797-1801) Lothrop, Zenas (ca. 1764-ca. 1858) |
| Theme | 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 |