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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07852 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0153] January-June 1804 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Gleason regarding new instructions and workers for his lime works |
| Date | 28 March 1804 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Gleason, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Provides news and instructions for running Knox's estate and lime works business. Reports on beef and pork shipments, and mentions that Mr. [possibly David] Russell will be arriving at the estate with hired hands, who should be employed at the lime works. Also discusses the construction of a house for his daughter (likely Lucy, who was married in May 1803 to Mr. Ebenezer Thatcher). |
| Subjects | Montpelier Industry Commerce Diet and Nutrition Labor Children and Family Women's History Building Construction Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Marriage |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Gleason, John (fl. 1796-1811) Russell, David (fl. 1803-1804) Thatcher, Lucy Flucker Knox (1776-1854) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Industry; Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |