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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10328 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0138] September-December 1798 |
| Title | Sale of land by Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln and Henry Jackson |
| Date | 17 October 1798 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Cosigned by Lincoln and Jackson. Countersigned by Samuel Cooper, Justice of the Peace, and Benjamin Weld as witnesses. Includes some Waldo patent land and Brigadier's Island. Page four contains the following: 25 October 1798 signature of Samuel Cooper verifying the sale (Boston, Massachusetts); 1 November 1798 signature of Eli Forbes, attesting that this deed was recorded in Hancock County; 14 December 1798 signature of Lucy Knox releasing her right of dower and power of thirds; 14 December 1798 signature of Samuel Cooper and Benjamin Weld verifying Lucy Knox's statement (Boston, Massachusetts). |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Contract Waldo Patent |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Cooper, Samuel (1757-1840) Weld, Benjamin (1758-1839) Forbes, Eli (fl. 1796-1799) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; Women in American History; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |