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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10282 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0119] July-September 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to David Fales about heirs to the Waldo patent |
| Date | 5 September 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Fales, David |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Discusses affairs dealing with the heirs of a property, most likely the Waldo patent. States that "the proprietors of that Town are going to run the streets ... " Asks that Fales "attend in my behalf & I will pay you ... " Waterstained. Watermarked "Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold By J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy. |
| Subjects | Surveying Road Construction Waldo Patent Land Transaction |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Fales, David (fl. 1770-1801) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | The Waldo patent was an area of land in what is now the U.S. state of Maine belonging to General Samuel Waldo, the grandfather of Lucy Knox. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |