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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.08440 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0093] 1790 |
| Title | Cost estimates to build a canal |
| Date | ca. 1790 |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Estimates labor costs to build a 90 mile canal with 60 locks at "386.400" dollars. Estimates it would take 1,000 men about 2 years to complete. |
| Subjects | Canals Infrastructure Transportation Finance Labor |
| Theme | Industry; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |