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Document is not signed but appears to be in Henry Knox's handwriting. Instructions regarding a proposition to the settlers in Frankfort, Maine for purchasing land and supplying the settlers with warrantee deeds. States if any settlers reject their...

GLC02437.09192

[Certificate]

Noted as a copy. A certificate from the inhabitants of Frankfort Plantation showing that Governor Francis Bernard and Thomas Goldthwait did not execute their agreements. States only 18 families were settled and the roads and a church were never...

GLC02437.09193

[Land agreement]

Document is possibly in Henry Knox's handwriting. An agreement between the settlers in Frankfort, Maine and Henry Knox, Samuel Winslow, and Isaac Winslow (who are the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo). The settlers agree to accept Henry Knox...

GLC02437.09194

[Forms]

Appears to be two different agreements separated out as "Form No 1" and "Form No 2." Form 1 is a generic form with blanks filled in by Henry Knox, Samuel Winslow, and Isaac Winslow giving their permission for the occupation on a lot of land; name of...

GLC02437.09196

[Land agreement]

Document is signed by Henry Knox and various other people. A land agreement between Henry Knox and the inhabitants of Owls Head, Maine. Knox agrees to supply the inhabitants who agree to his terms with warranty deeds. The land is being sold for...

GLC02437.09199

[Land agreement]

Document is signed by Henry Knox and various other people. A land agreement between Henry Knox and the inhabitants of Owls Head, Maine. Knox agrees to supply the inhabitants who agree to his terms with warranty deeds. The land is being sold for...

GLC02437.09200

to David Fales

Signed by Henry Knox, Isaac Winslow, and Samuel Winslow on page 13. Noted as a copy. A long letter to Fales with instructions regarding surveying land in Maine. Offers Fales a position to work as their agent and to deal with the settlers in Maine.

GLC02437.09201

to William Frost

Requesting "an abstract of conveyance reflecting" the Waldo Patent, a large tract of land that belonged to his wife's grandfather. This abstract should contain all transactions relating to the property. Frost was the "Register of deeds for the...

GLC02437.09218

to Henry Knox

Has found one hundred seventy five deeds and returns, in the files of the York county registers office, relating to the Waldo patent, a large tract of land owned by Knox.

GLC02437.09225

to Henry Knox

Discussing his attempts to earn payment from settlers for lands belonging to Knox and other financial affiars of Knox's. Discusses purchase of materials, the poor outcome of a merchant voyage by Captain Henderson, construction on Knox's estate, his...

GLC02437.09231

[Deed for sale of land in the Waldo Patent]

Deed of sale for part of the Waldo patent from Oliver Smith to Henry Jackson. A deed certifying the sale of around 65,000 acres of land purchased by Smith at auction from the estate of Thomas Flucker. Describes in detail the specifics of the land...

GLC02437.09237

to Henry Knox

A rough draft of a document lisiting various claims on the Waldo patent, relating to Knox's attempts to buy these lands. Has gone over all available documents and notes any possible problems with the deeds, competing claims or lack of proper...

GLC02437.09242

[Deed of sale for part of the Waldo Patent]

Deed of sale for the parts of the Waldo patent belonging to Samuel Winslow, Samuel Waldo and others to Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09248

[Deed of sale for part of the Waldo Patent]

Deed of sale for the parts of the Waldo patent belonging to Samuel Winslow, Samuel Waldo and others to Henry Knox. Similar but not identical to GLC02437.09249.

GLC02437.09249

[Land transfer certificate]

Agreement relating to the transfer of 6,000 acres of land within the Waldo patent.

GLC02437.09252

[Agreement with the 20 Associates]

Agreement between Knox and "the twenty associates" represented by Charles Barrett regarding lands in the Waldo patent. Establishes the boundaries of the lands owned by the associates, and lists other rules reragding this property. The twenty...

GLC02437.09253

[Agreement with James Swan for land sale]

Agreement granting 25,000 acres in the Waldo patent from Henry Knox to James Swan, also giving Knox the right to buy the land back at a fixed price.

GLC02437.09254

[Agreement with James Swan for land sale, with later endorsements]

Agreement granting 25,000 acres in the Waldo patent from Henry Knox to James Swan, also giving Knox the right to buy the land back at a fixed price. Signed twice by Knox with his initials. Later endorsement at bottom of second page, dated 7...

GLC02437.09255

[Agreement between Henry Knox and George Meade for sale of land]

Articles of agreement between Henry Knox and George Meade regarding Knox selling Meade one hundred thousand acres in the Waldo patent. Part of the last page has been clipped.

GLC02437.09256

[Agreement between Henry Knox and George Meade for sale of land]

Articles of agreement between Henry Knox and George Meade regarding Knox selling Meade one hundred thousand acres in the Waldo patent. Part of the last page has been clipped.

GLC02437.09257

[Agreement between Henry Knox and the twenty associates regarding land sale]

Agreement between Henry Knox and the "Twenty Associates of the Lincolnshire Company" regarding the sale of land within the Waldo patent. Also signed by Thomas Crafts, Nathaniel Appleton, William Walter, Joseph Peirce and Thomas C. London.

GLC02437.09258

[Land deed to Benjamin Parkman]

Deed affirming the sale of land within the Waldo patent from Henry Knox and his associates to Benjamin Parkman. The portion of land sold was granted to Knox by a resolve of the Massachusetts legislature. Also signed by Thomas Jackson and Mary...

GLC02437.09267

[Deed of sale for land to Robert Blood]

A deed attesting to the sale of a lot of land to Robert Blood.

GLC02437.09293

[Deed for land sold by Samuel Waldo's heirs]

Deed of sale for lands to Olier Witt and William Black by the heirs of Samuel Waldo.

GLC02437.09294

[Deed]

Signed by [Pelatiah] Freeman. Thomas L[illegible] and William Freeman signed as witnesses and Oliver Parker signed as a Justice of Peace. A land deed between Pelatiah Freeman and Isaac Jones Woodworth. Freeman acknowledges he received $180 from...

GLC02437.09865

to unknown

William Sullivan signed the letter as a witness. Discusses various business transactions concerning notes and mortgages. Appears Cheever is vowing that a mortgage deed has not been discharged to him.

GLC02437.07736

[Land agreements]

Signed by Henry Knox and his wife, Lucy Knox. George Reid signed as a witness and David Fales signed as a witness and Justice of Peace. A bargain sale between Henry Knox and Israel Thorndike. Knox acknowledges he received $990 from Thorndike and...

GLC02437.07738

[Land Agreement]

Robert Craig and Henry Knox both signed the document. Major Wheaton signed as a witness. A land agreement between Robert Craig and Henry Knox. Craig purchased a lot of land in Prospect, Maine that adjoins his current lot in Frankfort, Maine. The...

GLC02437.07741

[Memoranda]

Document is signed by Henry Knox and Henry Jackson. John Lesion signed as a witness. An agreement among Henry Knox, Henry Jackson, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Jackson to log Knox's land in Maine. A description of the type, quantity, and...

GLC02437.07752

[Land sale]

Noted as a "Copy from the Records for Deeds for said County..." A land sale by Knox. Knox vouches he received $250 from Phillip Hanson. Releases all rights and conveys a tract of land located in Thomaston, Maine to Hanson. A very detailed...

GLC02437.07757

[Land sale]

Noted as a "Copy from the Records for Deeds for said County..." A land sale by Knox. Knox vouches he received $116 from Susman Abraham and releases all rights and conveys a tract of land located in Thomaston, Maine to Abraham. A very detailed...

GLC02437.07758

to Nathaniel Saltonstall

Letter is noted as a copy on the docket. Continues to discuss a land negotiation [appears to be part of the Muscongus patent lands in Maine] between Saltonstall and himself. Formally accepts Saltonstall's terms for purchasing the property and...

GLC02437.07770

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox he received his letter, a deed, and the weights and measures Knox sent him. Notes he will immediately inform the "Town."

GLC02437.07778

[Contract for carpentry]

Signed by both Isaac Coburn and Henry Knox, as well as a witness, a William [Clap]. Agreement in which Henry Knox engages Coburn to work as a carpenter for his estate at the St. George's River (in Maine).

GLC02437.07793

[Indenture]

Agreement between Robins and Knox that Knox will consign lime to Robins and ship it to Robins in Boston. Robins, in turn, agrees to sell the lime. Signed by both Robins and Knox, as well as a witness, William [Clap].

GLC02437.07794

to Henry Knox

Signed by Thomas K. Jones & Co. Agrees to furnish Knox a further financial acceptance on the property he has consigned to the firm if Knox has the occasion to draw on them for one thousand dollars.

GLC02437.07797

[Financial agreement between Henry Knox and T.K. Jones and Company]

Knox declares that T.K. Jones and Company has endorsed a note of his for a particular sum, and asserts that he will repay the money according to certain terms he outlines.

GLC02437.07808

to Henry Knox

Asks for help about a land deed conflict between him and a Mr. [possibly David] Fales or Fails, on or around the Waldo patent lands in Maine.

GLC02437.07821

Agreement with Gen. Knox

Agreement between Knox and Wilbar that Wilbar will design two houses in Thomaston for Knox, over the next year. Lists the terms of the arrangement and the details of the buildings Knox needs to be built. Signed by Knox, Wilbar, and John Blackman as...

GLC02437.07826

[Henry Knox's bond to Bussey & Ingalls]

Marked "duplicate." Certifies that Henry Knox is obliged to the firm of Benjamin Bussey & Daniel Ingalls for twelve thousand dollars. Enumerates the terms of the contract, which pertains to the sale of land in Maine. Signed by Knox, as well as...

GLC02437.07836

[Mortgage cancelled]

Documents the cancellation of a mortgage made to Winchester by Henry Knox on a plot of land in Maine. Signed by Winchester and by David Russell as witness.

GLC02437.07851

[Land deed with Henry Knox]

Partially printed. Deed for a plot of land in Maine sold by Fletcher to Henry Knox. Signed by Fletcher and his wife, Priscilla, and by Samuel Gardner and Samuel White as witnesses.

GLC02437.07861

[Agreement with John L. Gillman]

Partially printed. Agreement indicating Gillman's purchase of a certain tract of land in Maine, from Henry Knox. Signed by Knox (signature seems to be crossed out), and signed by John Gleason as a witness.

GLC02437.07898

[Deed for land given to Henry Jackson Knox] [incomplete]

Partially printed. Deed for land, including a lime and marble manufacturing plant, given to Henry Jackson Knox by his parents (it is unclear if Jackson Knox was simply given the land or if he purchased it). Signed by Henry and Lucy Knox, and by...

GLC02437.07901

to Henry Jackson Knox

Encloses a work agreement (not present) with Phineas Whitney and others for employment at the lime works. Provides advice on how best to use the labor. Also consents to him residing on a particular house and farm for the season, and gives him...

GLC02437.07929

[Agreement between Henry Knox and Benjamin Bussey]

Agreement describing the sale of various towns and townships from Knox to Bussey. Agreement also states that Samuel Dutton and Charles Turner will be hired to survey of the lands. Signed by Knox and Bussey, as well as by Charles Davis as a witness.

GLC02437.07953

[Agreement between Henry Knox and Ebenezer Thatcher]

Agreement between Knox and his son-in-law Ebenezer Thatcher (married to Knox's daughter Lucy). Indicates that certain grist mills and logging mills will be kept operational from 1 August [1804]-1 July 1805. Provides instructions for the operation...

GLC02437.07957

to Henry Knox

Discusses a land sale between Knox, General [Henry] Jackson and General [Benjamin] Lincoln on the one part, and a General Derby on the other. Declares that Jackson's and Lincoln's deeds have been executed, but Davis has found a discrepancy in the...

GLC02437.07962

[Financial agreement]

Declares that Knox is bound to Israel Thorndike and William Prescott for the sum of thirty thousand dollars. Also includes information on lands Knox owns, possibly included as collateral in case of his inability to pay.

GLC02437.07985

to John Gleason

Provides information about a carpenter and several other workmen whom he has employed. Has enclosed their employment agreement (not present). Explains the tasks he would like each to perform. Also reports that he sent General [David] Cobb...

GLC02437.08023

[Papers to Henry Knox from Rufus G. Amory]

Apparently a copy made in Knox's hand of a document written by Rufus G. Amory. Outlines and discusses a particular tract of land surveyed by John Gleason and Jonathan [Murgard] and mortgaged by Henry Jackson. Mentions Benjamin Lincoln as well.

GLC02437.08033

[Deed pertaining to William Taylor and Henry Knox]

Agreement stating that Knox purchased a particular tract of land from Taylor and that Taylor was paid a sum of money for it. Signed by William Taylor and Joseph Waldron as witness, and William Stevenson as Justice of the Peace.

GLC02437.08035

to Captain Hall

Asks Captain Hall to inquire, in the various parts of Virginia he plans to visit, whether he can set up contracts for the sale of Knox's lime. Suggests possible prices for which the lime could be sold.

GLC02437.08045

Indenture

Indenture between Lucy Knox, as "widow and executrix" of Henry Knox's estate, and Thomas Vose. Agreement relates to the Knox limeworks; apparently Lucy agrees to let Vose use the limeworks and manufacture and sell a particular portion of the lime....

GLC02437.08053

[Agreement with Henry Jackson Knox]

Indicates that Blake has purchased Knox's house and the land surrounding it. Enumerates the details of the purchase, including the right of Knox to buy the house back within a particular period of time. Unsigned by Blake or Knox, but the words "I...

GLC02437.08059

[Receipt]

Document contains two sections. The first section, written on 22 September, is a contract in which Daggett agrees to transport George Kennard's cargo to Mr. John Hancock in Boston. Daggett signs this portion. The second section, written on 24...

GLC02437.08063

to Lucy Knox

Written from Sandwich, Barnstable County, likely in Massachusetts. In response to an earlier letter from Lucy, discusses a mortgage he holds on part of her estate in Thomaston, Maine. Mentions a variety of other financial matters.

GLC02437.08068

to Henry Knox [incomplete]

Discusses land deeds.

GLC02437.08081

to William Crosby

Discusses a deed.

GLC02437.08091

[Discussion on a contract for the back lands]

Provides details about a contract for the back lands. Notes the quantity of land will be less than the committee had originally estimated. Lists amounts to be paid and to whom. Possibly in Knox's hand. Circa date based on Knox's life span...

GLC02437.08115

[Plan of contract]

Plan of a contract proposed to the "United States of America in Congress assembled or any of them separately" for the minting and import from Sweden of copper coins, and the import of cooper sheeting for roofing.

GLC02437.08126

to Henry Knox

Forwards deeds to Knox (not included).

GLC02437.08136

[incomplete]

Says that the "forgoing principles" should be "[debated] according to the legal [forms]" and that additions and explanations advised by Mr. A. Ogden and Mr. Hornblower should be made. Possibly related to GLC02437.03775.

GLC02437.08185

to William Lewis

Forwards a copy of articles of agreement regarding some business of Mr. William Duer.

GLC02437.08188

The heads or principles of the lease

Discusses copper mines and a related lease. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08192

[Lease details]

Contract concerning a lease for copper mines.

GLC02437.08193

[Fragment]

Discusses the status of several towns likely related to Knox's land dealings in Maine.

GLC02437.08236

[Agreement] [incomplete]

States the terms of an agreement between William Duer and Henry Knox relating to land purchases.

GLC02437.08249

[Agreement of purchase]

States that he has received from Robert Luist Fowle a printing press, a set of type face, and other items which Robert Fowle had bought from him in August of 1764. Includes a note on the verso signed and dated Boston 5 March by Robert Fowle asking...

GLC02437.08313

[List]

Lists people from who deeds are expected.

GLC02437.08316

[List]

Lists people from who deeds are expected.

GLC02437.08318

[List]

Lists people from who deeds are expected.

GLC02437.08319

Deeds an[d] other papers related to the patent estate

Lists the deeds and other paperwork from the Flucker estate. Interspersed are Knox's notes, many of them on the margins. The notes relate how valuable the property is in his eyes and also mentions any legal updates on specific pieces of property....

GLC02437.08372

[Henry Knox's asking price for land]

Initialled twice by Knox. This document was sent to James Swan. Will accept a payment of $12,000 and $18,000 loan at 6 percent interest, payable annually, in return for 100,000 acres of land. The land is probably in Maine. Guarantees the land...

GLC02437.08404

[Contract]

Signed by Samuel Waldo and Benjamin Burton. John Palmer and Charles [Proctor] signed as witnesses. J. Bradbury signed as Justice of the Peace on 25 January 1743. Indenture contract between Samuel Waldo and Benjamin Burton. Waldo grants 200 acres...

GLC02437.10634

[Contract]

Signed by Samuel and Sarah Waldo, and co-signed by Frances Waldo, Isaac and Lucy Winslow, Thomas and Hannah Flucker (most of Hannah Flucker's signature is missing due to a tear in the document), Francis Bernard, and Thomas Goldthwait. John Commell...

GLC02437.10642

[Map of land]

A drawn map of land, likely located in Maine, deeded to Francis Waldo from Thomas and Hannah Flucker. Shows lakes, rivers, and boundary lines. Date taken from docket.

GLC02437.10645

[Contract]

Indenture regarding land between Henry Knox and Samuel Ogden both of whom have signed. Also cites Robert Morris and Gouverneur Morris as participants in the overall transaction. Signed by W. Jackson and John Laurance as witnesses. Date previously...

GLC02437.10723

[Contract]

Contract regarding the purchase of land by William Duer and Royal Flint from Samuel Philips, Leonard Jarvis and John Read. Authorizes the sale of the lands in Maine and grants Duer and Flint all of the rightful legal claims to it. Noted that Henrys...

GLC02437.10724

[Contract]

Serves as a receipt of sale for 2 million acres of land in Maine, from Henry Jackson and Royal Flint to Henry Knox and William Greene. States that Jackson and Flint had clear title, having originally purchased the land from Samuel Philips, Leonard...

GLC02437.10725

[Mortgage cancellation]

Authorization for the cancellation of a mortgage of land from the estate of the late Thomas Flucker. Witnessed by Isaac and Samuel Winslow. Noted as "Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of" Henry Jackson who has also signed. Authorized by...

GLC02437.10726

[Mortgage deed]

Knox's signature has been heavily redacted. Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Discusses a deed of mortgage between Henry Knox and Edmund Winchester where Winchester now has claims to a tract of land from...

GLC02437.10727

[List]

List of notes regarding settlers of the Waldo Patent. Lists items by the name of the settler (more than 100 are cited), date (ranging from 1801 to 1804), landlord, size of the plot, amount due on their land and the amount of interest.

GLC02437.10730

to Joseph Holt

Lincoln writes to Judge Advocate General Holt concerning army contractor Daniel Wormer, who was paid but failed to deliver 1200 horses to the army. Lincoln asks Holt to get the record and report on it to him. Letter written on Executive Mansion...

GLC01677.01

[Deed of sale of excess military sites]

Allows for the sale of lands, buildings, and improvements surrounding Harper's Ferry. Grants conveyance of property to Catharine E. Stipes.

GLC03817.02

[Two Livingston Family items] [Decimalized]

GLC03149

[Quitclaim signed by heirs of Janet Livingston Montgomery]

32 co-signatures including Edward Livingston, Henry B. Livingston, Robert Livingston and Margaret Livingston. Countersigned by Rosciuzko Cirurstrong. Includes personal seals. A quitclaim is a deed that transfers whatever interest or title a...

GLC03149.01

to William Biddle

Discusses his financial affairs, including patents, land sales, and the building of Pennsylvania railroads near his property. Written "Near Marvin."

GLC03322

to R.W. Latham

Jackson writes to Latham at Upperville, Virginia. Discusses Stockly Donelson's default on a contract involving the purchase of enslaved people from Andrew Jackson Donelson and Andrew Jackson, Jr. Latham who attempted to hold A. J. Donelson and...

GLC03423

[Mortgage for Dragon-bridge plantation]

Ralph Wormeley deeds ownership of the Dragon-bridge plantation to John Taylor as payment for a one thousand five hundred dollar debt. The five hundred acre plantation in Middlesex county would be returned to Wormeley if he could repay the debt in...

GLC03434.02

Hardware plantation book 1836

Account book for the Winn family's Hardware plantation. Lists debits and credits, sales and purchases of supplies, tools and produce. Lists sales of tobacco, prices of other crops, amount of tobacco produced by each enslaved person, and wages. The...

GLC03434.32

"Terms of hiring negroes belonging of T. Winn Est. & Drummond for 1833"

One document stating the terms by which people enslaved by John Winn would be hired out for work. Lists their names and amount charged, and names of the people requesting their labor. Document also states that they would be given winter clothes and...

GLC03434.35

[Terms for hiring out slaves from the estates of Thomas Winn and Thomas Drummond]

One document stating the terms by which people enslaved by John Winn would be hired out for work. Lists their names and amount charged, and names of the people requesting their labor. Document also states that they would be given winter clothes and...

GLC03434.36

Hiring of Negroes

Advertising the terms under which his slaves may be hired out for the upcoming year. Some of the slaves belong to General J. H. Cocke, the others to the estate of Thomas Winn. Signed twice by John Winn. Docket lists the names and prices of the...

GLC03434.39

[Terms for hiring slaves]

Lists the names and prices of enslaved people who have been lent out by John Winn, and to whom they have been lent. Terms specify the time payment is due, the return dates, provisions required to be given to the enslaved people, and forbidding their...

GLC03434.54

Terms of hiring negroes belonging to the estate of Thomas Winn

Specifies the terms under which enslaved people belonging to the estate of Thomas Winn can be hired out for the year 1830. Agreement provides for enslaved people to be returned with blankets, shoes, and clothes, that they be "treated humanely," and...

GLC03434.59

[Indenture of Mary Gorms to John Smith]

Mary Gorms indentures herself "freely, volintarily, and of her own accord" to John Smith for five years. She had previously been in the service of Thomas Williams. Smith must provide her with food and lodging. Signed by Smith and Gorms, with her...

GLC03434.68

[Indenture for land from Charles Lee to George Garret]

Charles Lee selling land to George Garrett to repay a debt to Dabney A. Miller. Lee owes Miller forty-seven pounds, and is selling off a tract of land through this indenture in order to pay off the debt. Also signed by Thomas Street, John Chowning...

GLC03434.78

[Indenture for land from Thomas Hunton to John Mason]

Thomas Hunton and his wife Susan Hunton selling land to John Mason. Also signed by William Gibson, Elias Edmonds, and William Gibson Jr. Attached to the document is a partially printed form from the Commonwealth of Virginia accomplished by hand...

GLC03434.79

[An indenture for land from Ann Lee to Charles Lee]

Ann Lee giving land to her son Charles Lee "in consideration of the natural love and affection which she the said Ann has & bears to the said Charles Lee." Also signed by Philip Montague Jr. and Abraham Montague as witnesses. Docket signed twice by...

GLC03434.80