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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07223 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0139] January-April 1799 |
| Title | Samuel Winslow to Henry Knox regarding theft on Knox's lands and complaints against him |
| Date | 13 January 1799 |
| Author | Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Winslow informs Knox that he is "suffering much injury from Pillagers upon your Lands in Falmouth." Winslow says that "the Secretary of the Treasury, has instituted an investigation of the Conduct of the Marshal of this District, in consequence of some complaints exhibited against Him, in a Letter to the President." Winslow asks that Knox not tell the attorney, Mr. Davis, that he wrote or knows about the matter. Winslow hopes that Knox could perhaps mention him to fill the position of Marshal of the District. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Falmouth Patent Economics Landlord and Tenant Crime Waldo Patent Office Seeker Government and Civics Corruption and Scandal |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) Wolcott, Oliver (1760-1833) |
| Place written | Portland, Maine |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |