Copeland, Moses (fl. 1786-1807) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07707 Author/Creator: Copeland, Moses (fl. 1786-1807) Place Written: Warren, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 January 1801 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 31.2 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses an upcoming court date regarding the settler's petition. Warns Knox of a gentleman who plans on submitting his petition during the last part of the session in hopes the court will have to extend its session out. Says the gentleman is trying to turn people against Copeland by telling them he influenced Knox's selling price of land. Also lists six petitioners who reside on Knox's land and who fought on the British side during the [Revolutionary] War.
Preliminary research suggests a man by the name of Moses Copeland was born in 1741 and died in 1817 in Warren, Maine, but it is unclear whether he is the Moses Copeland of this document.
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