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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03652 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0081] July-September 1787 |
| Title | Joseph Barrell to Henry Knox about his travels |
| Date | 2 September 1787 |
| Author | Barrell, Joseph (1739-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Knox for his good wishes "respecting the Enterprize I am engaged in for the Northwest Coaste of America & China..." Knox had recommended Samuel Shaw to assist Barrell's venture in China (see GLC02437.03644). Stamped "Boston" on the address leaf. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature. See GLC02437.03637, .03638, and .03647 for related documents. |
| Subjects | Commerce Merchants and Trade Asia Revolutionary War General Frontiers and Exploration Travel Westward Expansion Maritime Global History and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Barrell, Joseph (1739-1804) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Barrell, a Boston merchant, was one financier of the expeditions of the Columbia Rediviva and Lady Washington to the Northwest Pacific and China in the late 1780s. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox about a business idea, Catherine Greene's financial woes Henry Knox to Joseph Barrell about Barrell's voyage to China |