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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Memorandum on a copper mine]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08433 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1783-1815 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Lists costs associated with a copper mine. Includes £6,000 is capital. If 100 tons of ore are extracted at £80 per ton, Knox excepts an annual profit of £2,720. In Knox's hand.

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