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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07667 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0148] November-December 1801 |
| Title | Henry Knox to unknown about hiring men for dam building, house building and wood chopping |
| Date | 13 November 1801 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Authorizes a gentleman to hire men to erect dams, houses, and to chop wood. Notes the men's wages will be paid in land at the current market rate. Also mentions he would like various men with trades (blacksmiths, house carpenters, shoe makers, etc.) to settle down with their families. |
| Subjects | Infrastructure Building Construction Forestry Labor Finance Immigration and Migration Artisans Land Transaction Industry |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |