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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03644 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0081] July-September 1787 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Joseph Barrell about Barrell's voyage to China |
| Date | 23 August 1787 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Narrell, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hopes Barrell has a successful voyage to China. Asks Barrell to consign his vessel or vessels in Canton (Guangzhou) to Messrs. [Samuel] Shaw and [Thomas] Randall. Writes, "one or the other of those adventurous Americans will be there - and more honestt and punctuality cannot be found in any two mortals..." See GLC02437.03652 for Barrell's reply. See GLC02437.03637, .03638, and.03647 for related documents. |
| Subjects | Merchants and Trade Commerce Revolutionary War General Finance Global History and Civics Asia Maritime Travel Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Frontiers and Exploration |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Barrell, Joseph (1739-1804) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Barrell, a Boston merchant, was one of the financier's of the expeditions of the Columbia Rediviva and Lady Washington to the Northwest Pacific and China in the late 1780s. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox about a business idea, Catherine Greene's financial woes Joseph Barrell to Henry Knox about his travels |