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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04909 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0099] March-April 1791 |
| Title | Henry Knox to William Smith, Isaiah Thomas, William Hull asking for a surveyor regarding building a canal |
| Date | 7 April 1791 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Smith, William Thomas, Isaiah Hull, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Knox sends to Smith by the bearer "Mr. John Hills" a letter asking Smith if he could help Knox find a surveyor who could help him "ascertain [the] practicability" of building a canal that would "open an inland navigation from Connecticut River to Boston." Hills is also sent to survey that possibility as well. Knox acknowledges that the idea might be "entirely utopian" but it is worth exploring more, for it would offer "immense public advantages." Marked as a copy in the docket. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Canals Infrastructure Transportation Commerce Surveying |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Smith, William (fl. 1791) Thomas, Isaiah (1749-1831) Hull, William (1753-1825) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention; Industry; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |