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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07589 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0146] June-August 1801 |
| Title | Letter to unknown about explaining the surveying to the people |
| Date | 22 August 1801 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Discusses the progress of the surveying. Notes Mr. [John?] Gleason and his party will be with [George?] Ulmer on Monday. Also mentions Thomas and Major [Benjamin?] Bracket will be assembling the people on Monday to explain the surveying and to try to obtain men to accompany the surveyors. Addressor name is not listed. Based on the content of the letter it is possible the addressor is Henry Knox, however, the letter is not in Henry Knox's handwriting. Docket notes the letter was written to George Ulmer. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Landlord and Tenant Boundary or Property Dispute Mobs and Riots Rebellion Surveying Prisoner |
| People | Ulmer, George (1756-1825) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |