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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07863 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0153] January-June 1804 |
| Title | Amelia Whitcomb to Henry Knox begging that her family be allowed to stay on their farm in the Waldo patent |
| Date | 20 June 1804 |
| Author | Whitcomb, Amelia (fl. 1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that she and her family live on a farm in the Waldo patent, and may have to move. Pleads that they be allowed to stay, and hopes Knox will "shew lenity to my unfortunate Husband whose natural diffidence will prevent his pleading his own Case." Adds that the only thing she can do is plead for the welfare of her family, and hopes that Knox, as well as his wife, will take mercy on them. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Waldo Patent Land Transaction Boundary or Property Dispute Marriage |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Whitcomb, Amelia (fl. 1804) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Jackson, Maine |
| Theme | Women in American History; Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |