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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10345 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0149] January-June 1802 |
Title | Copy of an Act to establish the Kennebeck and Penobscot Corporation |
Date | 24 June 1802 |
Author | Avery, John (1739-1806) |
Additional authors | Strong, Caleb (1745-1819) Cobb, David (1748-1830) Jones, John C. (fl. 1802) |
Document Type | Business and financial document |
Content Description | The corporation is also referred to as the "first Maine Turnpike Corporation." Contains the following copied signature of John C. Jones (Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives), David Cobb (President of the Massachusetts Senate), and Caleb Strong (Governor of Massachusetts). John Avery signs as Massachusetts Secretary of State. Henry Knox is a member of the corporation. Location inferred. |
Subjects | Road Construction Infrastructure Government and Civics Transportation |
People | Avery, John (1739-1806) Strong, Caleb (1745-1819) Cobb, David (1748-1830) Jones, John C. (fl. 1802) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |