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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04517 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | Samuel Shaw to Henry Knox regarding Shaw's next trip to China |
| Date | 21 February 1790 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Knox for helping him in renewing his post as consul at Canton, China and prepares to set sail again. Writes that "[m]y prospects in the Eastern hemisphere are not flattering, to be sure - but the empire of Chance is a wide one - and who knows what may turn up." |
| Subjects | Commerce Merchants and Trade Asia Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Diplomacy Office Seeker Finance Maritime |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |