Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to unknown

GLC02437.07667

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GLC#
GLC02437.07667-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
13 November 1801
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to unknown
Place Written
Thomaston, Maine
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

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.

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