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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.06865
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0132] October-December 1796 
Title Henry Knox to Tench Francis discussing a business deal in which Knox is trying to provide Francis with shipbuilding materials
Date 5 November 1796
Author Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Recipient Francis, Tench  
Document Type Correspondence; Business and financial document
Content Description Written from Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine. Unsigned, but content and a portion of the handwriting suggest the author is Henry Knox. Discusses a business deal in which Knox is trying to provide Francis with shipbuilding materials, primarily wood for masts. Mentions surveyors he hired to study the woods in his land for types of wood available. Also discusses the construction of spars.
Subjects Navy  Building Construction  Surveying  Maritime  Finance  Industry  Commerce  Merchants and Trade  Forestry  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Francis, Tench (1730-1800)  
Place written Thomaston, Maine
Theme Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime; Industry
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859