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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10220 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox discussing the Waldo Patent |
| Date | 28 June 1789 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Discusses unrest and states that "nothing would quiet the People, and a revolution would certainly take place on the patent..." States that Thomas, Brown, and others wish "to be treated exactly as the State treats these Settlers - by giving them 100 acres of Land they paying five dollars for it... If you will comply with their terms, they will ensure it to you forever - if not, War - War is the Word - they are both artfull fellows and I believe damd Rascals." Goes on to discuss the health of the President and near completion of the Revenue Bill. Watermarked "L Paine" and with a hunting horn inside a crest with "G R" underneath. |
| Subjects | Rebellion Waldo Patent Land Transaction Immigration and Migration Taxes or Taxation Government and Civics Law Congress Finance Economics President Health and Medical Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; The Presidency; Banking & Economics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | The patent most likely refers to the Waldo patent, a letters patent also known as the Muscongus Patent or the Lincolnshire Patent. It was an area of land 36 miles square in what is now the U.S. state of Maine. General Samuel Waldo was proprietor of the Waldo patent and a relation of Knox on his wife's side. He is said to have gone to Europe to recruit German immigrants to settle on his 579,000 acres of land in Maine. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |