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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09162 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0079] January-March 1787 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Isaac Winslow, Jr. about selling off lands to pay taxes |
| Date | 23 January 1787 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Winslow, Isaac Jr. |
| Document Type | Government document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Marked "copy." Considers the viability of selling off lands to pay taxes the General Court has assessed on the Muscongus patent lands. Discusses other options to obtain the funds necessary to pay the taxes, such as asking the ten proprietors to pay some of the taxes. Also asks Isaac to ask his brother [likely to be Samuel Winslow] about the sentiments of settlers on the patent. Comments on several other matters relating to the patent lands. |
| Subjects | Muscongus Patent Waldo Patent Land Transaction Finance Government and Civics Taxes or Taxation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Agriculture; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |