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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06817 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0131] July-September 1796 |
| Title | Henry Knox to George Ulmer on the loss of shipping spars bought for a frigate |
| Date | 14 September 1796 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Ulmer, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Writes that he received Ulmer's letter. Declares that the news of the loss of the spars is mortifying, since he just hired a vessel to take a shipment of them to Philadelphia. Does not know, now, whether there will be a sufficient load to ship. Is sending Mr. [possibly John] Gleason to determine this. Asks Ulmer to make sure that only "perfectly formed spars" make it on board the ship, and asks him to oversee the endeavor. |
| Subjects | Navy Industry Merchants and Trade Commerce Building Construction Maritime |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ulmer, George (1756-1825) Gleason, John (fl. 1796-1811) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |