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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02542.22 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of the North Family |
| Title | Thomas Hart Benton to John C. Rivis about a saw mill and a newspaper proprietor |
| Date | 10 May 1843 |
| Author | Benton, Thomas Hart (1782-1858) |
| Recipient | Rivis, John C. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Written by Missouri Senator Benton. References Rivis's letter of 15 April. Says he is in Kentucky to check out a "Sawing enterprise" he recently purchased. Says he purchased one of Page's circular saws and has set it up on 800 acres of land near Versailles, Kentucky, about halfway between Lexington and Frankfurt. Says 500 acres of the land has the finest timber. Claims that practical men have told him that each acre can get 50,000 to 100,000 feet of lumber. Describes his day working at the mill and says he has "dinner at twelve (with the white part of the work people)." Does not want this to get into the newspapers because "while I respect the labourer in his cabin & with his [illegible], I despise the politician who affects their use." Gets into business affairs with Rivis. It seems that Rivis's brother-in-law runs a newspaper and wants to relocate to St. Louis and is requesting Benton's help. Says he will have an interview with the man because men in the party are clamoring for another newspaper. |
| Subjects | American West American Statesmen Industry Finance Invention |
| Place written | Versailles, Kentucky |
| Theme | Industry; Science, Technology, Invention; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |