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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03917 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Samuel Parkman to Henry Knox discussing the arrival of the brig Columbia from Canton and shipbuilding |
| Date | 29 June 1788 |
| Author | Parkman, Samuel (1752-1824) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signature is clipped. Creator indicated in docket. Discusses the arrival of the brig Columbia from Canton (present-day Guangzhou, China). On board the ship, there is property from [Samuel] Shaw "to be Improved in Building a Ship..." The ship is to be built under the direction of Mr. Peck. Awaits letters from Samuel Ogden before he shall proceed with business regarding the ship's supercargo, Eli Hayden. Encloses Shaw's draft on Ogden, writing "I am under the Necessity of giving this Trouble, as so large a Bill will not readily sell." |
| Subjects | Commerce Merchants and Trade Asia Revolutionary War General Global History and Civics Maritime Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Parkman, Samuel (1752-1824) Parkman, Sarah Shaw (1752-1784) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |