Surveyor for Inland Navigation Project
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Surveyor for Inland Navigation Project
Description
Letter, advises re surveyor for inland navigation project.
short description
Ltr, adv re inland navigation project.
year created
1791
month created
04
day created
07
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
William Smith
Henry Knox
John Hills
notable location
Philadelphia
Connecticut River
Boston
notable item/thing
stranger
afford him such advice and assistance
employed by me to investigate this subject and to ascertain by actual surveys
sensible that many people may suppose the idea
prospect of the immense public advantages to be reaped from the measure
result different from my wish
troubled with the idea
reflections upon this subject
induced to believe that my opinion was more conformable to my wishes than to the real nature of the object
ascertain its practicability by some able surveyor
subject has been postponed
years past
opinion that is was possible to open an inland navigation from Connecticut river to Boston
document number
1791040700201
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BZA03 (3 pages) | Collection: Washingtons Headquarters State Historic Site | WH 1975-5-82. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Smith | [unknown] | [n/a] |