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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.07787
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0151] January-June 1803 
Title Massachusetts Congressional resolution on the claims of Waldo patent settlers
Date 12-18 February 1803
Author Jones, John Coffin (1750-1829)  
Additional authors Cobb, David, 1748-1830; Strong, Caleb, 1745-1819; Avery, John, 1739-1806
Document Type Government document; Legal document; Land transaction document
Content Description Resolution in response to the petition of Gustavas Swan and other settlers in a region of Knox's Waldo patent lands. Allows the residents an extra year to pay for the lots of land on which they have settled, and outlines the terms of the arrangement.
Subjects Waldo Patent  Land Transaction  Economics  Petition  Government and Civics  Immigration and Migration  Finance  
People Jones, John Coffin (1750-1829)  Cobb, David (1748-1830)  Strong, Caleb (1745-1819)  Avery, John (1739-1806)  
Theme Law; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859