Malcom, James, fl. 1794-1806 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.06672-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
23 March 1796
Author/Creator
Malcom, James, fl. 1794-1806
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Cushing, Maine
Pagination
2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 29.9 cm, Width: 18.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Provides Knox with an update on the survey of the river which Knox hired him to undertake. Explains how much he has completed so far, and provides estimates about the size of different ponds and the materials lining the bottom, such as gravel and sand. Also considers the price and feasibility of building a canal, suspecting that it might be expensive, but, once built, it might offer a much less expensive trip for travelers than the over-land trip.

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