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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07316 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0141] September-December 1799 |
| Title | Tobias Lear to Henry Knox on lime, lumber and other trade commodities |
| Date | 14 October 1799 |
| Author | Lear, Tobias (1762-1816) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Letter perhaps from Tobias Lear, who wishes to "vend at the City of Washington, Alexandria and their neighbourhood-a very large quantity of lime and lumber as such prices as to nett a handsome profit...and thereby enable the purchase of flour for return cargoes." This is expected to increase "Trade from the Potomak to the Eastward." Letter is incomplete and contains no signature. |
| Subjects | Washington, D.C. Industry Commerce Merchants and Trade Building Construction Finance Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lear, Tobias (1762-1816) ] |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |