Isaac Winslow to Henry Knox reporting that the Massachusetts House of Representatives had decided against them - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.05331
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0107] March 1792
Title	Isaac Winslow to Henry Knox reporting that the Massachusetts House of Representatives had decided against them
Date	4 March 1792
Author	Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Correspondence; Business and financial document
Content Description	Reports that the [Mass.] House of Representatives decided against them and makes it unlikely that they can proceed with part of their plans. Says that he will not write in great depth about it, as he expects Colonel [Benjamin] Hichborn and General [Henry] Jackson will write to Knox on the subject, but proposes some ideas on how best to proceed. Briefly outlines the decision of the General Committee and suggests it might be to their advantage to compromise on a purchase from the ten proprietors rather than decide prematurely to buy land from the government.
Subjects	Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Land Transaction Waldo Patent Finance Law
People	Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806) Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809)
Place written	Boston, Massachusetts
Theme	Merchants & Commerce; Law; Government & Politics
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859