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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09204 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0086] October-December 1788 |
| Title | Petition claiming that land has been sold illegally |
| Date | 29 October 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document; Business and financial document; Legal document |
| Content Description | A draft to petition the General Court for land that was illegally sold to pay taxes. Mentions a resolve passed by the legislature which protects the heirs' land rights to the Waldo patent. Letter is not signed but was possibly written by Henry Knox. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Taxes or Taxation Finance Law Petition Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; Agriculture; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |