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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.07626
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0147] September-October 1801 
Title William Carpenter to Henry Knox about land negotiations and trespassers
Date 26 September 1801
Author Carpenter, William (fl. 1783-1801)  
Additional authors Peabody, Asor, fl. 1801.
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence; Land transaction document
Content Description Discusses land negotiations for a lot of land located in Hancock County, Maine. Appears to question the rightful owners of the lot and requests Knox gives them a title to prevent trespassers. Written from "Buckstown" which is likely in Maine.
Subjects Contract  Boundary or Property Dispute  Land Transaction  Waldo Patent  
People Carpenter, William (fl. 1783-1801)  Peabody, Asor (fl. 1801)  
Place written Maine
Theme Law; Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859