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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05347 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0107] March 1792 |
| Title | David Cobb to Henry Knox concerning the decision to allow their canal to be built |
| Date | 11 March 1792 |
| Author | Cobb, David (1748-1830) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Relates that the General Court passed an act allowing them to build their canal, and that Harry [Henry Jackson] will be bringing him a copy of the act, which should meet with Knox's approbation. Declares that it is up to Knox to determine what measures to pursue next, but feels they should do something to convince others who believe that their canal project was begun purely for speculation purposes. Suggests that while [Benjamin] Hichborn is going to Europe, the rest of the members of the canal project (John Coffin Jones, Jackson, and himself) should visit Knox in Philadelphia to establish a corporation. Mentions that the General Court's session ended yesterday and he is now on his way to visit his family. See GLC02437.05339 for further information. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Law Infrastructure Commerce Canals Transportation Finance Travel |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) Jones, John Coffin (1750-1829) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; Science, Technology, Invention; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Act allowing Henry Knox and others to build a canal from the Connecticut River to Boston |