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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04197 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Moses Copeland about managing the Waldo patent lands |
| Date | 10 May 1789 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Copeland, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Received his 2 April letter (GLC02437.04163) via Captain Thomas Vose. Is happy to hear that Vose is agreeable to him, and feels sure the people (likely citizens of the Waldo patent lands where Vose was hired as an agent) will embrace him. Discusses whether the people will make their payments on time, and the consequences of not doing so. Also discusses many of his concerns about managing the land and paying the appropriate taxes. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Landlord and Tenant Boundary or Property Dispute Finance Taxes or Taxation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Copeland, Moses (fl. 1786-1807) Vose, Thomas (1753-1810) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Preliminary research suggests a man by the name of Moses Copeland was born in 1741 and died in 1817 in Warren, Maine, but it is unclear whether he is, in fact, the Moses Copeland of this document. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Moses Copeland to Henry Knox about Thomas Vose and his agents in the Waldo lands |