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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04493 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | Thomas Walley to Henry Knox regarding maps and surveys of the American coast |
| Date | 1 February 1790 |
| Author | Walley, Thomas (1725-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses the purchase of "Holland surveys of the coast of North America, in Sheets." Writes that "as there was not a whole sett [sic], and I suppose you would be glad to own one that is compleat [sic], I take the liberty to inform you, that I am now in possesion [sic] of a Sett that contains the whole Coast of north America; properly pasted together, coloured & bound in 4 long folio Volumes, which should be glad to dispose of..." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Book Selling Surveying |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Walley, Thomas (1725-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention; Arts & Literature; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Thomas Walley to Henry Knox regarding maps and surveys of the American coast |