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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07715 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0149] January-June 1802 |
| Title | Tristram Dalton to Henry Knox on the death of children, the lime business and urban housing |
| Date | 12 February 1802 |
| Author | Dalton, Tristram (1738-1817) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Both he and his wife send their sympathies to Knox and Mrs. [Lucy] Knox, possibly over the death of one of Knox's children. States, "We, also, have only three children left." Discusses the lime business and its fluctuating price. Mentions he can pursue business adventures since he is no longer an agent for the bank. Also, provides a small extract of a letter written from the Commissioner's report to the President of the United States [John Adams] regarding the number of dwelling houses [likely in Washington D.C.]. |
| Subjects | Industry Commerce Children and Family Death Finance Banking Bank of the US Washington, D.C. Building Construction President Government and Civics |
| People | Dalton, Tristram (1738-1817) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |