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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.07440
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0143] May-August 1800 
Title Henry Knox to Colonel Avery about shipment of oak
Date 8 August 1800
Author Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Recipient Avery, John  
Document Type Correspondence; Business and financial document
Content Description Knox tells Avery that he should be receiving "five tons of seasoned oak timber" from Captain Hatevil Libbey "commanding the Schooner Jenny." Avery should pay the $35 freight fee. Knox will ship out more lime and lumber "in about a week or ten days the furthest."
Subjects Transportation  Industry  Commerce  Finance  Building Construction  Maritime  Forestry  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Avery, John (1739-1806)  Libby, Hatevil (fl. 1735-1800)  
Place written Thomaston, Maine
Theme Merchants & Commerce; Industry; Naval & Maritime
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859