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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05873 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0118] April-June 1793 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox on an order of apple and pear trees |
| Date | 15 April 1793 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Forgot to mention in his letter of yesterday that he made an inquiry into apple and pear trees as well as currant bushes. Says they are hard to find here. Has been told it is too late in the season. If they were transported to Maine, not one in a thousand would survive. Besides that, there is no nursery that can supply more than a quarter of the number he requested. Says that Oliver Smith suggests he write to William Prince, gardener in Flushing, Long Island "who can supply you with a greater variety and of the best kind, than any other person on the Continent, he makes a business of it, and is allways able to furnish any amount, and at the shortest notice, he puts them up in the best manner and at the proper season." Says that they have a conveyance every week to Captain Vose. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Diet and Nutrition Commerce Merchants and Trade Transportation Maritime |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) 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 |