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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04975 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0100] May-June 1791 |
| Title | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox about taxes due on Knox's land, court cases and "retaining" Judge Sullivan with fifteen dollars |
| Date | 5 June 1791 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Legal document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Written by Knox's agent Peirce to Secretary of War Knox. References Knox's letter of 30 May. Says the Sheriff of Lincoln County came to see him about taxes due on Knox's lands in Maine. Peirce was able to prove that there "was a Resolve of Court to stay the Sale of Absentees Estates for Taxes till the further order of Court." Received word from Samuel Winslow that it would be best to retain Judge Sullivan. He accordingly gave Sullivan 15 dollars and asked him to be particularity mindful of the problems at the Cooper Patent. Mentions a court case involving a Miss Bradbury, Mr. Parson, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Davis. Parsons referred to the case as "the mile Square case." Believes the expense of the suit will be borne by the heirs. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Waldo Patent Taxes or Taxation Finance Law Estate Loyalist Boundary or Property Dispute Women's History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Agriculture; Law; Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |