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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04598 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0095] April-June 1790 |
| Title | George Ulmer to Henry Knox thanking him for recommendation and discussing petitions in Waldo lands |
| Date | 8 May 1790 |
| Author | Ulmer, George (1756-1825) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Thanks Knox for his recommendation, even though he did not receive an appointment. Discusses petitions against Knox's Maine lands (likely part of the Waldo patent). Informs him that his (Knox's) "affairs here have not a very pleasing prospect, the Emissaries are at present verry busy in stirring up the people ..." Appears the petitions that they thought would fail last session is now renewed and "almost every one is [flushd] with the Idea of Getting their land for nothing." Says that there are a few people who are selling their possessions (land) and Ulmer would like to know how to proceed. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Waldo Patent Revolutionary War General Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Office Seeker Petition Boundary or Property Dispute Government and Civics Law Finance Landlord and Tenant |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ulmer, George (1756-1825) |
| Place written | Ducktrap, Maine |
| Theme | Law; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |