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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.06672
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0129] January-March 1796 
Title James Malcolm to Henry Knox about a river survey and canal building
Date 23 March 1796
Author Malcom, James (fl. 1794-1806)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence; Land transaction document
Content Description Provides Knox with an update on the survey of the river which Knox hired him to undertake. Explains how much he has completed so far, and provides estimates about the size of different ponds and the materials lining the bottom, such as gravel and sand. Also considers the price and feasibility of building a canal, suspecting that it might be expensive, but, once built, it might offer a much less expensive trip for travelers than the over-land trip.
Subjects Transportation  Travel  Surveying  Waldo Patent  Canals  Building Construction  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Malcom, James (fl. 1794-1806)  
Place written Cushing, Maine
Theme Merchants & Commerce; Science, Technology, Invention
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859