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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06118 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0122] April-June 1794 |
| Title | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox about land petition cases and the people's problems with Knox's agents |
| Date | 13 June 1794 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Discusses committee members who will hear the land petition cases in Waldoboro, Maine. Reports he told the committee that Knox was unaware of the people's suits (possibly deeds) being lost and Knox is a friend and benefactor of the people on the patent (possibly part of the Waldo patent). Also notes the settlers have issues with some of Knox's agents. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Petition Boundary or Property Dispute Law Contract |
| People | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law; 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 |