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to Henry Knox
17 October 1794
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Informs Knox he is in Portsmouth, New Hampshire attending to business on his father's estate. Recommends a gentleman for a position as a clerk of the shipyard in Portsmouth.
GLC02437.06225
21 November 1794
Discusses financial matters between Knox, Betsy Winslow, and other members of the Winslow family. Reports Betsy Winslow is willing to accept Knox's terms, however, the other Winslow's are not. Also discusses Knox's finances concerning payments to...
GLC02437.06246
to Thomas Longman
15 December 1793
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Writes to express sympathy that Longman has been having "trouble with the Creditors of Mr. Fluckers estate." Mentions exchanging money for different currencies. Discusesses unspecified circumstances and expresses "gratitude for your forbearance and...
GLC02437.10289
[Notes]
17 September 1788
Notes from a meeting of the inhabitants of Thomaston, Maine regarding payments and deeds.
GLC02437.10420
[Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to May & Williams]
26 December 1772
May, & Williams, fl. 1772
Account information pertains to 1772. Flucker ordered wood products from May & Williams, such as shingles, oak, planks, and pine. Note on verso states that Flucker paid the balance in full for the estate of the late Isaac Gridley.
GLC02437.10433
[Inventory]
1806
List of household furniture by room. Items include chairs, settees, looking glasses, beds and others. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.10404
22 November 1788
Notes regarding land estates, debts and payments.
GLC02437.10422
List of inhabitants who have sign'd for their lands
1788
A list of men's names, how much land they have been issued a deed for, the date the deed was issued for, to whom the deed was issues, and what town the property is in. The towns include Warren, Thomaston and Owls Head, all in Maine.
GLC02437.10424
[List]
May 1, 1781-February 2, 1786
Boyer, Peter, fl. 1753-1790
List of claims on Thomas Flucker's estate, listed by date with amounts. Signed by Boyer, John Deming and Thomas Dawes. Includes a note dated 2 February 1786 noting that this is a true copy.
GLC02437.10441
to [Hannah Flucker Urquhart Harwood]
1797
Recipient inferred from content. Knox's discusses bonds, the Muscongus lands, and Falmouth lands with Harwood, his sister-in-law. Written on thin tissue paper; ink is faded.
GLC02437.10351
10 September 1788
Notes regarding a meeting of the inhabitants of the land around the St. Georges River discussing the estate of the late Brigadier General Samuel Waldo. Signed by Samuel Watt, Andrew Robinson, Enoch Ripley and many others.
GLC02437.10419
The estate of the late Thomas Flucker Esqr to Henry Knox agent of said estate
21 July 1791
A list of expenses for Thomas Flucker's estate, mostly regarding upkeep of the Waldo patent.
GLC02437.10425
[Estate records]
26 July 1804
Estate records for various people, including Thomas Flucker, Henry and Lucy Knox, Daniel Davis, and Samuel Waldo. Includes various transactions, particularly lands sold. Date from docket.
GLC02437.10427
[Petition]
circa 1784-1806
Petition to the legislature of Massachusetts regarding Samuel Waldo's estate. Ink is faded, making it difficult to read.
GLC02437.10428
[Petition to the General Court of Massachusetts]
14 November 1788
Petitioning for the right to land they believe they are entitled to under previous laws. Also signed by Isaac Winslow, Isaac Winslow Jr., and Samuel Winslow as heirs involved in this case. Docket on the second page, signed by Samuel Phillips.
GLC02437.10423
[Notice to residents of Waldo patent regarding Massachusetts General Court]
27 August 1798
Notifying the residents of the Waldo Patent that the members of the Commissioners of the General Court of Massachusetts "will be at Reed Tavern in Thomaston on the second Tuesday in September" in order to receive any information regarding claims on...
GLC02437.10426
[Estate report] [incomplete]
1793
Discusses the will of the parents of Lucy Knox and Hannah Urquhart Harwood, as Knox and Hannah are listed as its executors. Writes about debts and who has the rights to what. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.10430
[Account]
10 May 1780
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Lists transactions of Henry Knox regarding the estate of the late Captain [Samuel ?] Treat by date.
GLC02437.10386
[Probate account]
7-14 June 1796
List of transactions regarding Thomas Flucker's estate by date. Includes a note dated 14 June 1796 stating that this was exhibited and accepted by the Probate office. Noted as a copy in the docket.
GLC02437.10391
Petition to the legislature of Massachusetts and the general court in regards to land patents. Includes a "signature" from Isaac Winslow, possibly written in Knox's hand.
GLC02437.10421
June 27, 1791
Knox, William, 1756-1795
William Knox references Henry's letter from April 6. Says he has sent 13 letters to him, the last from Dublin on June 13 or 20. Says his last letter informed Henry of his "motives for coming here namely to negociate some funds by which I might be...
GLC02437.05035
19 June 1791
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Marked "private." Peirce says he wrote Knox last on 16 June. On 17 June the estate sale took place. After a short conversation he had with Mr. Thomas the sale went forwarded and succeeded. Says that "Mr Fluckers residue (as by the advertisement)...
GLC02437.05007
23 June 1791
Marked "Private" on address leaf. Encloses deeds for Knox to execute (not included). Also encloses deeds of conveyance to be executed to Knox (not included). Says it is necessary to have the deeds for property in Lincoln and Hancock counties (in...
GLC02437.05020
5 July 1791
Written by Knox's Boston agent Peirce. Had planned to send him "a sketch of what debts of the Estate there is a probability of collecting," but did not get it done. Just received Knox's letter of 29 June and Thomas Randall's letter containing a...
GLC02437.05052
11 October 1791
Waldo, Samuel, 1764-?
Was in Boston six weeks previously and saw Joseph Peirce, who "was making inquiries of me respecting Uncle Fluckers interest in Falmouth, and I think he was of opinion, that it would be best to make partition of such lands as were undivided, with the...
GLC02437.05191
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