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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10300 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0122] April-June 1794 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Henry Jackson about payment for workmen on his house |
| Date | 29 May 1794 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Jackson, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses payment for services rendered. Wants Jackson to keep men "supplied so that no unnessary expence [is made] for idle workmen [due to] want of materials ... " Mentions installing lightning rods and "keeping an attentive eye upon the house and keeping up the number of the workmen. Continues with plans for the house and grounds. One of the pages is a note glued to the rest. Watermarked "J Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy. |
| Subjects | Labor Building Construction Extreme Weather Science and Technology Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 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 |