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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03945 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | Samuel Parkman to Henry Knox regarding shipbuilding |
| Date | 24 July 1788 |
| Author | Parkman, Samuel (1752-1824) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Expresses disappointment with Mr. Peck's ideas regarding the planned construction of a ship. Writes, "If his demand should be so Extravagant as we cannot comply with, shall the ship stand still, or shall another person be appointed to Construct & superinted [sic] the Building. I expect there is other Ship Builders besides Mr. Peck." Samuel Shaw gave Parkman the authority to hire Peck; Parkman asks Knox's advice, since he cannot hire another builder besides Peck without Shaw's approval. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Maritime Finance Artisans Merchants and Trade Commerce |
| People | Parkman, Samuel (1752-1824) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| 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 |