Barrell, Joseph (1739-1804) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03652 Author/Creator: Barrell, Joseph (1739-1804) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 September 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 22.7 x 17.7 cm. Order a Copy
Thanks Knox for his good wishes "respecting the Enterprize I am engaged in for the Northwest Coaste of America & China..." Knox had recommended Samuel Shaw to assist Barrell's venture in China (see GLC02437.03644). Stamped "Boston" on the address leaf. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature. See GLC02437.03637, .03638, and .03647 for related documents.
Barrell, a Boston merchant, was one financier of the expeditions of the Columbia Rediviva and Lady Washington to the Northwest Pacific and China in the late 1780s.
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