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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07755 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0150] July-December 1802 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Rynier discussing the sale of Brigadiers Island |
| Date | 29 September 1802 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Rynier, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Informs Rynier he sold Brigadiers Island, present day Sears Island, Maine, to Rowland Center. Requests Rynier to visit the island and to help John Witherspoon with his immediate removal from the island and also to assist Mr. Center. Mentions if Witherspoon cannot find another arrangement he can use the house formerly occupied by Nathan Griffin for the present time. Also discusses various livestock and other farm items Mr. Center may want. |
| Subjects | Immigration and Migration Landlord and Tenant Land Transaction Waldo Patent Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Rynier, John (fl. 1797-1802) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |