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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05946 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0120] October-December 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Hills about survey reports and wishes the land of his new house surveyed |
| Date | 18 October 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Hills, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says things have been so "busy" during the summer that he hasn't had time to consider the survey reports. Hopes he conformed to instructions especially with "the Townships to the northward of the Land belonging to the 20 associates." Is confused about road surveys and says they "could have been executed by other people." Wants Hills to finish his work for the season as it is starting to get cold. Asks him to survey the spot where his house is being built before he leaves. Reports that Hills's family is doing well in Philadelphia, although "the City is inexpressibly distressed by the Mortal sickness which has prevailed." Noted as a copy on the docket. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Surveying Land Transaction Infrastructure Building Construction Children and Family Death Disease Yellow Fever Health and Medical |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hills, John (fl. 1771-1796) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |