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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05007 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0100] May-June 1791 |
| Title | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox regarding an estate sale |
| Date | 19 June 1791 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Marked "private." Peirce says he wrote Knox last on 16 June. On 17 June the estate sale took place. After a short conversation he had with Mr. Thomas the sale went forwarded and succeeded. Says that "Mr Fluckers residue (as by the advertisement), of the Patent was knock'd off to Dr. Oliver Smith (from whom is the enclosed Letter) for Three thousand dollars." Reports that the rights to the Welch house "was knockd off to Genl Jackson for 100 dollars." Will have the deeds drawn and executed as soon as possible. Wants to know how much of a commission to pay the auctioneers. Mentions that an "occupant" is to be ejected from land and that the buyer wants to own the improvements. The creditors claim that this cannot happen as they own the improvements. Says that Mr. Otis has "employd a very good fellow" to watch over the Hampshire property. Third page has "Copy of Conditions of Sale" on a piece of property in Boston, which appears to describe the Smith or Jackson purchase mentioned earlier in this document. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Estate Waldo Patent Finance Commerce Boundary or Property Dispute Debt Contract |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |