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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04387 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0091] September-October 1789 |
| Title | Moses Copeland to Henry Knox about land settlement |
| Date | 15 October 1789 |
| Author | Copeland, Moses (fl. 1786-1807) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Talks about settlements on Knox's land in Maine. Discusses plans for the land and makes suggestions for improvement. Mentions finding settlers and the payment of taxes. Also comments briefly on land ownership issues among the Waldo heirs and settlers. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Waldo Patent Land Transaction Landlord and Tenant Immigration and Migration Taxes or Taxation Finance Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Copeland, Moses (fl. 1786-1807) |
| Place written | Warren, Maine |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Preliminary research suggests a man by the name of Moses Copeland was born in 1741 and died in 1817 in Warren, Maine, but it is unclear whether he is, in fact, the Moses Copeland of this document. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |