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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07341 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0141] September-December 1799 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Daniel Davis regarding an unlawful sale of land |
| Date | 22 December 1799 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Davis, Daniel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Knox received "yesterday by the post your favor the 18th instant with the sheriff's endorsement on the back of the order of the 1500 Dollars which you paid him." Knox also tells Davis, "I think you are more competent to decide the case of Tuckey than I am." Knox says Tuckey doesn't deserve the land if he was deceitful, but it a legal decision says he does, that must be obeyed. Letterpress copy. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Forgery and Fraud Morality and Ethics Finance Waldo Patent Contract Law |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Davis, Daniel (1762-1835) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |