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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07540 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0146] June-August 1801 |
| Title | Henry Knox to George Ulmer with a copy of a land deed of Lucy Knox's grandfather Brigadier Samuel Waldo. Discusses land deals |
| Date | 5 June 1801 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Ulmer, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Encloses (not included) an abstract of a [title] from Mrs. [Lucy] Knox's grandfather, Brigadier General Samuel Waldo. Notes the deeds were all legally executed and recorded. Also discusses land deals and surveys (likely part of or near the Waldo patent) involving Henry Knox, Benjamin Lincoln, and Henry Jackson. Instructs Ulmer of various tasks Knox needs completed regarding the land deals and the settlers. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Estate Children and Family Surveying Waldo Patent |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ulmer, George (1756-1825) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Law; Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |