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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07237 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0139] January-April 1799 |
| Title | Henry Knox to an unknown recipient on his work to improve the Penobscot Bay and rivers |
| Date | 23 February 1799 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Knox addresses his letter to "Gentlemen" and explains that working to improve Penobscot Bay and rivers has left him with considerable debt reaching $8,000 "due to Mr. Thorndike and six thousand dollars to another Gentleman his associate." Knox has arranged a plan of payment that includes Henry Jackson and Benjamin Lincoln endorsing Knox's notes. Knox goes on to describe his lands and how rapidly the population is increasing in the area. |
| Subjects | Debt Finance Infrastructure Land Transaction Landlord and Tenant Immigration and Migration |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 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 |