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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07300 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0140] May-August 1799 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Joseph Peirce relinquishing lands to the State |
| Date | 23 August 1799 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Peirce, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Government document |
| Content Description | Knox writes, "I have the goodness to deliver Mr. John Davis the deed of relinquishment to the State of other lands, and receive from him the deed of Mr. Thomas Davis to me in behalf of the State." Knox also sends his wife's signature on a paper Peirce had sent to him. Writing is very faded and the paper is very thin. |
| Subjects | Contract Land Transaction Women's History Waldo Patent |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Law; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |