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to Henry Knox
6 June 1797
Du Mareil, fl. 1797
Asks Knox for assistance to improve his current living situation. Mentions previous employment, including teaching French. Date previously inferred, written in red.
GLC02437.06982
8 June 1789
Little, Daniel, fl. 1789-1801
Discussing building a school on the Waldo patent, a large tract of land belonging to Knox.
GLC02437.09222
to Thomas Mifflin
24 May 1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Later copy. Sends acknowledgement that President George Washington received Mifflin's letter. Discusses the implications of a plan drawn up by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, to create a settlement at Presque Isle. Express his concern over how...
GLC02437.06104
March 31, 1785
Moriarty, John, fl. 1785-1787
Written in Bristol, Broad Bay (present-day Maine). Hopes to be able to purchase one or two hundred acres of land from Knox. Asks what price Knox would charge for the land, and discusses his method of payment. Writes, "I expect some familys here...
GLC02437.03123
31 July 1785
Discusses the possible purchase of some of Knox's land in present-day Maine, referring to Knox's ownership of two farms and a limeworks. Notes that he could arrange to bring people from Ireland to settle the land. Proposes his method of payment.
GLC02437.03169
6 May 1790
Mooney, William, ?-1832
Invites Knox for dinner on 12 May at three o' clock to celebrate the first anniversary of the Society of St. Tammany or Columbian Order.
GLC02437.04595
2 September 1783
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Written by Ogden, the owner of an important iron works that supplied munitions to the Continental Army, to Major General Knox. Acknowledges Knox's friendly letter "in favor of my friend Wilkins." Hopes Knox will persevere in his plan of settling in...
GLC02437.02461
to Samuel H. Parsons, James M. Varnum, and John C. Symmes
23 Ferbuary 1788
Knox writes to Parsons, Varnum, and Symmes, the first judges of the Northwest Territory. Introduces Thomas H. Cushing, who served in the army during the Revolutionary war and plans to settle in the Northwest Territory. Recommends Cushing for the...
GLC02437.03806
January 11,1803
McGuyer, Thomas, fl. 1803
Writes on behalf of a committee appointed by German settlers living on his land (presumably in Maine). Asks to schedule a meeting between the committee Knox either at court or at Knox's "seat," as one of the committee members is on a jury and cannot...
GLC02437.07781
Instructions for an agent to look after affairs in America
1680/05/24
James, Duke of York, fl. 1680
GLC03107.05405
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