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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02992 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0072] April-July 1784 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Thomas Flucker regarding the estate of Flucker's deceased father |
| Date | 10 April 1784 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Flucker, Thomas |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Responds to a letter from Flucker in which Flucker expressed his desire to settle the terms of his deceased father's estate. Informs Flucker that in 1778 the Commonwealth (of Massachusetts) passed a law seizing properties without a formal trial. The property of Thomas's father was seized, but the portion of the estate brought by Thomas's mother, Hannah Waldo Flucker, could not legally be seized. Discusses the complexities of Samuel Waldo's (Flucker's grandfather) Penobscot Estate (also known as the Waldo patent, it was not legally divided among his heirs). Worries about the future of the estate, noting "The endeavors on my part shall be working to secure the family as much as possible..." Written in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Children and Family Estate Loyalist Law Government and Civics Finance Revolutionary War |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Flucker, Thomas (fl. 1775-1801) Waldo, Samuel (1695-1759) |
| Place written | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Thomas Flucker was Henry Knox's brother-in-law. He and his sister were children of Thomas Flucker (1719-1783) and Hannah Waldo Flucker. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |