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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07634 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0147] September-October 1801 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Joseph Peirce about receipt of goods, discusses price of lime and searching for a house in Boston |
| Date | 6 October 1801 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Peirce, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Informs Peirce he received the rum, crackers, and a receipt for $800. Discusses various business dealings including his troubling situation with the low price of lime. States, "the low price of Lime is enough to sicken one." Mentions wanting to find a house in Boston, Massachusetts for 6 months or a year. Also provides a list of goods he would like Peirce to send him. |
| Subjects | Finance Diet and Nutrition Alcohol Merchants and Trade Commerce Industry |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |