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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04992 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0100] May-June 1791 |
| Title | Job Prince to Henry Knox regarding arrangements for the delivery of goods from Canton |
| Date | 13 June 1791 |
| Author | Prince, Job (fl. 1791) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says when he left Canton he received a box of china and a fan that Samuel Shaw, Knox's former aide-de-camp, asked him to forward. Says he should have taken care of it sooner, but he took a ship directly from the West Indies to Boston and had to wait for the goods to arrive in Providence. Says Captain [Thomas] Randall will take care of the arrangements (Randall worked with Shaw). Encloses a letter (not included) to be forwarded to Captain Freeman. |
| Subjects | Commerce Merchants and Trade Asia Maritime Travel Gift Home Furnishings Clothing and Accessories Caribbean |
| People | Prince, Job (fl. 1791) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Prince was commander of the ship "Massachusetts," which sailed to China in May 1791. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |