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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07263 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0140] May-August 1799 |
| Title | Frederick Reed to Henry Knox offering Knox $2/acre for the land he is squatting on |
| Date | 3 May 1799 |
| Author | Reed, Frederick (fl. 1799) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Reed, seemingly a squatter on Knox's land, writes to Knox that he is "still alive and still in possession of the land at owls head." Reed is willing to pay Knox $2/acre except for land Reed claims "pedody payed for...years ago." He goes on to discuss other possible arrangements including mortgaging the land to Knox for Knox's security. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Landlord and Tenant Finance Waldo Patent Mortgage |
| People | Reed, Frederick (fl. 1799) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |