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Rochefontaine, Stephen, 1755-1814 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06179 Author/Creator: Rochefontaine, Stephen, 1755-1814 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document Date: 18 August 1794 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

A memorandum to Knox which lists equipment and workforce needed to conduct surveys in every seaport town in Massachusetts. Notes he will need chains, compasses, and additional men to assist each of the assistant engineers, along with more superintendents. City and state is not listed but appears to be in Boston, Massachusetts.

Rochefontaine, Stephen, 1755-1814
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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