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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09171 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0082] October-December 1787 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Thomas Hutchins about a survey of the Muscongus patent |
| Date | 17 December 1787 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Hutchins, Thomas |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Legal document |
| Content Description | Portions of the letter appear to be in Knox's handwriting. Writes to Captain T. Hutchins (likely to be Thomas Hutchins, a surveyor and Geographer of the United States) to ask questions about portions of the Muscongus patent. Transcribes the text of an act of legislation passed by the Massachusetts General Court in 1785 on the subject. Asks particularly about navigation of the Penobscot River, which forms the western boundary of the land he describes. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Waldo Patent Muscongus Patent Surveying Law Government and Civics Geography and Natural History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hutchins, Thomas (1730-1789) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Law; Agriculture; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |