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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05254 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0103] November-December 1791 |
| Title | Madame de Leval to unknown gentlemen regarding the purchase of Waldo patent lands |
| Date | 4 December 1791 |
| Author | Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de (fl. 1790-1796) |
| Additional authors | Roche, Jean-Baptiste de la (fl. 1790-1792) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Addressed to "Gentlemen." Outlines an arrangement by which Madame de Leval's and Mr. Jean-Baptiste de la Roche's countrymen from France could settle Knox's lands in the Waldo patent in Maine. Describes the steps they took in their negotiation, and the resolutions at which they arrived. Provides a detailed account of the townships in question and their prices. A note next to the signatures at the end mentions that the document was translated from the French. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Woman Author Women of the Founding Era Women's History France Immigration and Migration Refugees Finance |
| People | Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de (fl. 1790-1796) Roche, Jean-Baptiste de la (fl. 1790-1792) Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand (1730-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Women in American History; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |