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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01835 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0051] 1-15 January 1783 |
| Title | Joseph Pierce to Henry Knox about Knox's in-laws estate |
| Date | 15 January 1783 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Written by Peirce to Major General Knox. It seems that Knox was making inquiries for property involving his Loyalist in-law's confiscated estates. Says he has seen Mr. Imman and Mr. Rowe and that the former said he would take 3,000 pounds for his farm at Cambridge(?). Says Imman's wife has a farm called Brush Hill about 9 miles from Boston, consisting of 200 acres for 2,700 pounds. Claims Brush Hill has "an elegant House[,] out house & every thing convenient for a Gentleman. - a Farm House &c." Says that she also has a farm advertised in the newspapers called "Bailies farm," which is 130 acres for 1,400 pounds. Says he can pay part and put up security for the rest if he likes them. Says the best deal to be had though, is Governor Belcker's farm which contains 336 acres, 100 of which are wood, and is selling for 1,500 pounds. Will let him know about Mr. Rowe's property when he has a price. Says the box was sent off this day. Asks for the enclosed letter (not included here) to be passed along to his brother. Postscript claims that he ran into a Mr. Woodward who was in London last July and saw Mr. Flucker and Mr. Waldo, who were both well. Says this news "makes the former Account instinely premature." |
| Subjects | Loyalist Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Estate Land Transaction Finance Global History and Civics |
| People | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; 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 |
| Related documents | Letter from Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox with news from Boston |