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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07707 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0149] January-June 1802 |
| Title | Moses Copeland to Henry Knox warning of the underhand tactics of the settlers making claims against them |
| Date | 18 January 1802 |
| Author | Copeland, Moses (fl. 1786-1807) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses an upcoming court date regarding the settler's petition. Warns Knox of a gentleman who plans on submitting his petition during the last part of the session in hopes the court will have to extend its session out. Says the gentleman is trying to turn people against Copeland by telling them he influenced Knox's selling price of land. Also lists six petitioners who reside on Knox's land and who fought on the British side during the [Revolutionary] War. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Petition Judiciary Waldo Patent Immigration and Migration Boundary or Property Dispute Finance Loyalist Revolutionary War |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Copeland, Moses (fl. 1786-1807) |
| Place written | Warren, Maine |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; 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 the Moses Copeland of this document. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |