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Account of Peter Pulver, Jr.

Estate of Robert Livingston

GLC03107.04378

to Isaac Winslow

Discusses the claims to the Waldo Patent, particularly that of William Wetmore, the husband of Sarah, Lucy Knox's cousin. Makes arrangements with Winslow for a trip to Boston to discuss the claims. Asks Winslow to attend an upcoming meeting of the...

GLC02437.03612

[Thomas Longman's account with Henry Knox]

Longman's original bill to Knox on 31 March 1775 came to £2035.6.6 1/2. It appears that Knox paid it in several installments over 1792-1794. Payment of interest from January 1794 to July 1804 was £345.9.0. There is an additional note by James...

GLC02437.08379

[Account]

Lists transactions of Henry Knox regarding the estate of the late Captain [Samuel ?] Treat by date.

GLC02437.10386

[Petition related to the estate of Thomas Flucker]

Petition by Henry Knox to the General Court of Massachusetts regarding the estate of Thomas Flucker. Asks for authorization to request that bonds be paid, and other administrative tasks associated with executing the estate.

GLC02437.09102

[Bond for Henry Knox]

Bond declaring that James Sullivan of Boston owes Henry Knox of New York 900 pounds lawful money. Pertains to settling the Estate of the late Thomas Flucker, Knox's father-in-law. Signed by two witnesses, B. G. Amory and William Amory.

GLC02437.03414

A list of bonds from sundry persons to the late Thomas Flucker Received from Mrs. Hannah Urquhart in the year 1787

Lists bonds by person and date with amounts. Includes totals for every page and a separate section for "Notes of Hand." Signed twice by Knox, on pages one and nine.

GLC02437.03749

[Minutes respecting the North Carolina session taken from Doctor H. Williamson]

Records the minutes of the North Carolina legislative session. Lists amounts for John Armstrong's and General [Nathanael] Greene's office. Provides instructions for ordering and recording land surveys and obtaining patents. Title taken from...

GLC02437.04574

Bill to Henry Knox

Henry Knox's bill to the estate of John Jones for £142.10.0.

GLC02437.08572

[Petition to the General Court of Massachusetts]

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

to Henry Knox

Colonel Wheaton discusses "the subject of the Waldo Patent and more particularly of the part of it which belonged to Mr. [Thomas] Flucker." Reports that the Patent was divided in four sections between Thomas Flucker, Francis Waldo, Samuel Waldo, and...

GLC02437.03058

to Henry Knox

Discusses the claims on the Waldo Patent, and the appointment of referees to handle any disputes. Writes that "I presume you inferred that I could not wish to push the matter to a decision under improper circumstance, but as these claims ought to be...

GLC02437.03584

to Henry Knox

Boston merchant Welles writes Secretary of War Knox concerning unpaid rent he failed to pay before leaving Boston. According to Welles, Knox was supposed to have taken care of the rent "of the late Mrs. Jones's Place at Dorchester." Explains terms...

GLC02437.04687

to Henry Knox

After having sent a petition to Congress, General [Jedediah] Huntington referred her to Knox. Writes to Knox to explain that she is a widow and orphan, and has lost her brother, and her home (the latter she attributes to General [Benedict] Arnold)....

GLC02437.05238

to Henry Knox

Asks for Knox to pay off an old Flucker family debt. Explains that he moved to Flucker land before the war, and through his own "Industry, Care & Labour," he saved a sum of money. He lent the money to Mr. Flucker, who already owed him a substantial...

GLC02437.05576

to Mason Wheaton

Had planned to visit Wheaton at St. George's to discuss the Waldo patent, especially those belonging to the late Mr. [Thomas] Flucker. Explains why he was unable to visit him in person. Asks for information about the value of the Waldo patent lands...

GLC02437.09111

to Henry Knox

Writing on behalf of his relative James Wendell, asking Knox to purchase a piece of land Wendell owns adjoining the Waldo patent. James Wendell claims to own about two thousand five hundred acres adjoining the Waldo patent which he wishes Knox to...

GLC02437.09240

to Samuel Winslow

For a reference to the date of Winslow's last letter to him, 17 February 1786, see GLC02437.03243. Discusses attempts to get Mrs. Waldo to release her claim on the Waldo patent lands. Is glad to hear that a Mr. Robbins is helping Samuel Winslow in...

GLC02437.03244

to Samuel Winslow

Discusses business regarding a payment of £90, stating "I should not perhaps have been so severe in demanding it, had not you thought fit to insist so strenuously on having the bond - " Writes that since Winslow "seem[s] willing to leave [the matter...

GLC02437.03632

to Isaac Winslow

Apologizes for not writing sooner but says the sickness, then death, of his youngest child prevented him from doing so. Says that his wife (Lucy Knox) and eldest daughter have also been sick. Discusses submitting a complaint to a committee to...

GLC02437.03642

to Isaac Winslow

Forwards a letter to Winslow from Mrs. Hannah Urquhart. Regrets having to postpone his visit to Boston and discusses business related to the Waldo patent.

GLC02437.03677

to Samuel Winslow

Marked as a copy. Discusses financial matters. Instructs Winslow to pay back taxes on Flucker estate lands "in the manner precisely pointed out by the law." Gives Winslow detailed instructions as to how to carry out the transaction.

GLC02437.04022

to Henry Knox

Discusses a deed from the "administration of Lands in the County of Middesex" in England and how it relates to land deeds in the states. Also discusses securities.

GLC02437.04505

to Henry Knox

Discusses attending two committees of general court concerning their petition in relation to the [Waldo] patent lands. See GLC02437.04504 and .04500 for related letters. Informs Knox of the proceedings and the outcome. Writes that the petition...

GLC02437.04511

to Isaac Winslow

Informs Winslow that he is sorry for the delay in sending "the deeds respecting the lands in Nottingham [west]." Winslow's recent letter has removed objections Knox had to signing the deeds, so he will forward them by way of Henry Jackson. Outlines...

GLC02437.04626