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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09277 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0147] September-October 1801 |
| Title | Thurston Whiting to Henry Knox reporting on discussions with settlers |
| Date | 7 September 1801 |
| Author | Whiting, Thurston (1753-1829) |
| Additional authors | Brack, Benjamin (fl. 1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reporting to Knox on their mission to calm the people living on his lands on the Waldo patent. State that they have told the settlers there that Knox intends them no hard, and while some are convinced, others are still suspicious, and others even threaten violence. Those living near Knox's lands also distrust his intentions. Informs Knox that many of these citizens had been told that Knox and his surveyors were looking to take their land. The last four pages are slightly smaller, and are sewn onto the front eight pages. |
| Subjects | Boundary or Property Dispute Waldo Patent Land Transaction Mobs and Riots Rebellion |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Whiting, Thurston (1753-1829) Brack, Benjamin (fl. 1801) |
| Place written | Warren, Maine |
| Theme | Law; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |