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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05905 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0119] July-September 1793 |
| Title | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox on land matters and the Waldo patent |
| Date | 20 July 1793 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | References Knox's letter of 29 June. Waited to respond until after the sitting of the Committee of the Sale of Eastern Lands. Met with John White of Charlestown, Massachusetts who is indebted to the Flucker Estate through a bond and a mortgage. White said he was still waiting for the British government to compensate him for the burning of his property in Charlestown in 1775. Goes into details about the debt and its interest. Discusses Isaac Winslow and the Taylor purchase. Mentions he spoke to Mr. Jarvis of the Committee, who said Knox should now be in possession of all the land between the patent line and Brown's claim. Saw the daughter of Mr. Goldthwait, who had expected Knox to be in Boston. Peirce apologized for Knox's absence. Does not know if Goldthwait's daughter wants Knox to purchase her debt. Mentions problems with Knox's New Hampshire lands, some of which was allegedly sold illegally to pay for taxes. Says he spoke to Henry Jackson about this issue. Will pay the sheriff what money he has collected "since settlement of your acct with the Judge probate," if Knox wishes. Reports that Winslow has given him all information on the Cumberland lands. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Economics Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Debt Finance Estate Mortgage Revolutionary War Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Global History and Civics Loyalist Women of the Founding Era Law Taxes or Taxation Boundary or Property Dispute Women's History |
| People | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |