Prince, Job (fl. 1791) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04992 Author/Creator: Prince, Job (fl. 1791) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 June 1791 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Says when he left Canton he received a box of china and a fan that Samuel Shaw, Knox's former aide-de-camp, asked him to forward. Says he should have taken care of it sooner, but he took a ship directly from the West Indies to Boston and had to wait for the goods to arrive in Providence. Says Captain [Thomas] Randall will take care of the arrangements (Randall worked with Shaw). Encloses a letter (not included) to be forwarded to Captain Freeman.
Prince was commander of the ship "Massachusetts," which sailed to China in May 1791.
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