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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10262 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0117] January-March 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to George W. Irving agreeing to purchase part of the Waldo patent |
| Date | 20 February 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Irving, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Writes that he has received a letter "in which you offer to relingquish to me the entire right of the Winslow Families in the muscongus [Waldo] Patent for the Sum of twenty five thousand dollars." States that the $25,000 offered is far more than he expected, since he does not think the land in its present condition is worth the amount but will accept it since he might need it to settle disputes. Goes on to formally accept the terms of the agreement to claim the land. Watermarked "[J ?] Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy. |
| Subjects | Muscongus Patent Finance Land Transaction Waldo Patent Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Irving, George W. (fl. 1793-1796) Waldo, Samuel (1764-1798) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) Winslow, Isaac (ca. 1743-1793) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | General Samuel Waldo was proprietor of the Waldo patent and a relative of Lucy Knox. He is said to have gone to Europe to recruit German immigrants to come to his land in Maine and settle on his 576,000 acres of land. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |