Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to David Cobb, Henry Jackson, John Coffin Jones and Benjamin Hichborn
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05510 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 June 1792 Pagination: 6 p. : docket ; 32.4 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses a proposed plan for a canal that connects the Connecticut River to Boston. Informs the other men that he has already engaged the services of a mutual acquaintance, Captain John Hills, to act as surveyor and supervisor for the business. Writes, "If the canal can be executed for a moderate capital from Worcester or Rutland to Boston the value of the object will be great indeed whether it be altered with reference to proffit to the proprietors..."
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