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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10322 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0125] January-March 1795 |
| Title | Statement related to the Waldo or Muscongus Patent |
| Date | 4 February 1795 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document; Government document |
| Content Description | Knox presents an argument to Congress for his share of the patent by relating its history and present state (according to him). Attests that the Patent was granted in 1629 extending "thirty miles square on each side of Penobscot river." Discusses erroneous surveys of the land and his right as proprietor. Notes that he "is aware of the prejudices entertained against possessions of large tracts of land, but he considers the Justice of his Country is superior to the passion of Prejudice." Cites "the liberality and humanity of the proprietors to the people who have in hundreds of Instances possessed themselves of the most valuable parts of said lands without the least legal rights." Docketed "Copy of a Memorial of HK." |
| Subjects | Congress Government and Civics Land Transaction Waldo Patent Boundary or Property Dispute Surveying Law Morality and Ethics Immigration and Migration |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Statement related to the Waldo or Muscongus Patent [duplicate] |