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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07448 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0143] May-August 1800 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Caleb Strong with affidavits and asks for justice for the perpetrators of the murder of his surveyor |
| Date | 15 August 1800 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Strong, Caleb |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Legal document |
| Content Description | Knox sends to Governor Strong three affidavits of the surveyors "who were fired upon by assassins on the 13th ultimo." Knox speaks of the "most audacious and blood thirsty villains that ever disgraced the surface of New England." Knox thinks the perpetrators reside in Plymouth county. He wishes that the law come down as hard as possible on them. But strong government agents must be the ones investigating this, because lesser ones would not be as effectual. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Boundary or Property Dispute Law Crime Criminals and Outlaws Rebellion Surveying Assassination Injury or Wound Government and Civics Death |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Strong, Caleb (1745-1819) Houston, Robert (1765-1824) Ulmer, George (1756-1825) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |