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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05395 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0108] April 1792 |
| Title | Correspondence between the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands, Royal Flint and Henry Jackson |
| Date | 3-6 April 1792 |
| Author | Flint, Royal (1754-1797) |
| Additional authors | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Marked "copy." Contains three letters. The first, by Royal Flint, written on 3 April, relates that he has been told by Henry Jackson that the Committee has agreed to sell them certain state-owned lands in Maine, and he authorizes Jackson to negotiate the contract for the purchase of land. Touches briefly on the terms of the purchase. The second letter, by Royal Flint, to Henry Jackson, written on 4 April, discusses the terms of the land purchase and explains how he will get his share of the purchase money to Jackson. The third, written from Boston on 6 April, by Henry Jackson to the Committee, informs them that he is ready to proceed with the contract according to the terms they agreed to. |
| Subjects | Finance Land Transaction Waldo Patent Government and Civics Contract |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Flint, Royal (1754-1797) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |