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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05828 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0117] January-March 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Isaac Winslow, Samuel Winslow, Samuel Waldo, and George Irving agreeing to pay them $25,000 for their interest in the Waldo patent lands |
| Date | 20 February 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Winslow, Isaac Winslow, Samuel Waldo, Samuel Irving, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Agrees to pay them $25,000 for their interest in the Waldo patent lands. Believes the sum exceeds the value of the property. Also will buy the islands. Will pay $12,500 by 1 May and the other half a year later. Hopes to be able to negotiate to pay $6,250 in a year and the remaining $6,250 in two years. Wants evidence that the property is not encumbered with debt. Goes into detail about the terms of the purchase. See GLC02437.05777 and GLC02437.05827 for related documents. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Finance Estate Debt Contract |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) Waldo, Samuel (1764-1798) Irving, George W. (fl. 1793-1796) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to Isaac Winslow on his acceptance of the conditions to purchase the Winslow family's interest in the Waldo patent Letter from Samuel Waldo to Henry Knox discussing various land claims against the Muscongus patent in Maine |