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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07498 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0145] January-May 1801 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Joseph & Moses Copeland about Knox's people cutting timber on eastern lands |
| Date | 6-9 January 1801 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Copeland, Joseph Copeland, Moses |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Copy of multiple letters. Appears to be correspondences between Henry Knox, Joseph Copeland, and Moses Copeland regarding Knox's Eastern lands. Knox complains about people cutting his timber on the Warren lands and requests Joseph Copeland's assistance. Asks Joseph Copeland to find evidence and prosecute the trespassers. A note from one of the Copeland's agreeing to Knox's request is also included. Knox also discusses a deed that is part of the Waldo patent lands. A table with a list of names and acres owned is also provided. A portion of the letter is a duplicate of GLC02437.07499. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Landlord and Tenant Forestry Boundary or Property Dispute Contract Law Land Transaction |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Copeland, Joseph (fl. 1796-1801) Copeland, Moses (fl. 1786-1807) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Law; Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Preliminary research suggests a man by the name of Moses Copeland was born in 1741 and died in 1817 in Warren, Maine, but it is unclear whether he is, in fact, the Moses Copeland of this document. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to Joseph Copeland with an agreement regarding Knox's Eastern lands |