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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10230 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0101] July-August 1791 |
| Title | Articles of agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Date | 1 July 1791 |
| Author | Phillips, Samuel (1752-1802) |
| Additional authors | Jarvis, Leonard (fl. 1788-1795); Read, John (fl. 1791-1795) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Articles of agreement between Phillips, Leonard Jarvis and John Read for the state of Massachusetts and Henry Jackson and associates for the sale of two million acres "of unappropriated lands in the Eastern parts of [the] Commonwealth..." There are thirteen articles in all. Noted as a copy in the docket. Appears to be held together with sealing wax. Watermarked "Budgen" and with hunting horn inside a crest with "G R" underneath. Docketed by Jackson, "Copy of Contract July 1 1791-2,0000.00 acres at 10 cents." |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Contract |
| People | Phillips, Samuel (1752-1802) Jarvis, Leonard (fl. 1788-1795) Read, John (fl. 1791-1795) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Place written | Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |