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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05069 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0101] July-August 1791 |
| Title | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox regarding the positive outcome of a boundary dispute |
| Date | 17 July 1791 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Legal document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Has not received a letter from Knox since 2 July. Received a letter from Samuel Winslow dated 12 July. Winslow's letter noted, "I have the satisfaction to acquaint you that our Cause has succeeded: the Adverse party intend reviewing at the Sup. Court next year - Mr. Bradbury opin'd & Sullivan closed the plea - The Action upon Coxes petition was continued for want of time - Mr Parsons is secd against us - Judge Sullivan thinks there is no danger - It will be adviseable to secure Parsons & Sullivan to defend the Action at Review next year." Reports that the cause first mentioned is the Cooper claim. Says [Tench] Coxes's petition involves "100 acres of Land of Mr. Flucker's right of the 511 Acres at [Stroudwater] which was sold to him by the Collector of Taxes illegally." Reports that the deeds are not yet exchanged. Says Judge [James] Sullivan will is expected in town this week. Knox notes in the docket that he answered the letter on 2 August. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Law Petition Judiciary Taxes or Taxation Land Transaction Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |