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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05307 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0106] February 1792 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox on a canal project and discussions over the Waldo lands |
| Date | 15 February 1792 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Was disappointed not to have received word from Knox on how to proceed with their canal project. Is waiting to put their plans into action. Discusses a new company, led by a Colonel Worthington, which is being formed to cut a canal in the Connecticut River. Talks about the legislature's meetings to discuss the land purchases in the Waldo patent in Maine. Relates a conversation he had with Isaac Winslow about the patent lands; Winslow writes that he is in no "hurry to settle." Provides information on land deals with several others, including Mr. [Richard] Soderstrom and Mr. [William] Tudor. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Infrastructure Canada Commerce Transportation Government and Civics Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Söderström, Richard (ca. 1741-1815) Tudor, William (1750-1819) Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806) Heath, William (1737-1814) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law; Government & Politics; 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 |