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to his family

Responds to his mother's concerns expressed in a previous letter. She had written that "Rev. Mr. Hall" had reported to her that Coit was looking very thin through the face. Coit responds by saying he has never seen or met Hall and that his mother...

GLC03603.096

to his family

Writes in defense of Dr. Storrs, the new Company doctor. Explains that many dislike him because he does not take time enquiring about their feelings but rather works from an intuitive doctor's sense. He also inspects sanitary conditions in the camp...

GLC03603.110

[Regarding the will of James Bowdoin]

Document notes that Arthur St. Clair's new wife Phebe Bayard stands to inherit from James Bowdoin at the time of her marriage. Now that she is married, the document outlines the money and property she receives. Signed by Arthur and Phebe St. Clair...

GLC02437.09001

[Copy of deed relating to Waldo patent]

Marked "copy," and all signed by the same hand. Deed from the Governor of Massachusetts, the Council, and the House of Representatives granting the children and heirs of the late Samuel Waldo a tract of land to be divided between them. Heirs...

GLC02437.09006

to Thomas Flucker

Received Flucker's last two letters, and would have responded sooner, but expected to be in Boston so he could meet with Flucker directly. Mentions correspondence with a Mrs. Parker. Discusses money and goods for Flucker that he has in his...

GLC02437.09007

[Power of attorney agreement]

Certifies that Lucy Winslow and Hannah Flucker, daughters and heirs of Samuel Waldo, and their husbands Isaac Winslow and Thomas Flucker, appoint Samuel and Francis Waldo, Lucy and Hannah's brothers, as their attorneys. Samuel and Francis are...

GLC02437.09017

[Mr. John Kneeland's deed]

Docket (which appears on a third page) indicates the deed was being sent to Mr. Thomas Flucker. Documents that a tract of land in Boston was purchased by Thomas Flucker from John Kneeland and his wife, Abigail. Signed by John and Abigail Kneeland...

GLC02437.09020

[Extract from the deed of division of lands]

Apparently addressed to Jedidiah Preble. Outlines the lands being given to Thomas Flucker on behalf of his wife, Hannah Waldo Flucker, as she is an heir to her father Brigadier Samuel Waldo's estate.

GLC02437.09023

[Waldos' deed to Anthony Dyer]

Partially printed. Documents that the children of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo, and their spouses, have sold Anthony Dyer a particular tract of land from the Waldo patent lands. Signed by Samuel Waldo, Isaac and Lucy Winslow, and Thomas and...

GLC02437.09030

to Thomas Flucker

Is unsure whether her letter will reach him at Falmouth, but feels the need to try sending it by post. Has not heard from him since his departure. Reports that she took their daughter Hannah to a commencement, and also wonders about the health of...

GLC02437.09036

to unknown

Addressee unknown, but may be Samuel Waldo, as he corresponded with Waldo in subsequent letters on the same subject (see GLC02437.09054). Declares that the bearer, his friend Mr. Hulton, has recently been appointed to a position as Commissioner of...

GLC02437.09045

[Letter from Cousin Mary] [incomplete]

Incomplete letter. Discusses horses, relatives and neighbors.Difficult to read due to poor spelling and ink spots. Letter signed "Cousin Mary."

GLC03523.10.243

to Maitland Family [incomplete]

Incomplete letter. Appears to be written to the Maitland family from a cousin. Discusses her brothers rank and pay in the Union army. Says she is worried her brother may not return from the war but "...if they should happen to fall it is in a good...

GLC03523.10.246

to Joseph Maitland [incomplete]

Written to Joseph M. Maitland from cousin Kate Cherry. Expects to come down with the measles soon. Reports she will reluctantly begin training as a school teacher as it "...is the only way at present to obtain any money." Says she will board in a...

GLC03523.10.247

Envelope addressed to Bell Wharton

Yellow envelope addressed to Bell Wharton in Champaign, Ohio. Probably sent from Memphis, Tennessee.

GLC03523.10.249

Dear Cousin Joseph

Letter from cousin Liddie. Mentions rainy weather. Gives news of recent marriages and relationships. "Eliza Chamberlain has more suitors than true lovers, she can take a buggy ride anytime if any young man or married man comes anytime in the night."...

GLC03523.10.251

[Marriage between Captain James Urquhart and Hannah Flucker]

Partially printed. William Cooper, as Town Clerk of Boston, asserts that Captain James Urquhart and Hannah Flucker have satisfied the legal requirements to be married.

GLC02437.09092

[Deed for David Trickey]

Deed in which Hannah and Thomas Flucker sell land to David Trickey. Signed by the Fluckers as well as by Francis Waldo and James Urquhart as witnesses.

GLC02437.09093

[Hichborn's opinion]

Document written in question-and-answer format about financial matters relating to the estate of the recently-deceased Thomas Flucker. Docket attributes authorship of the answers to Benjamin Hichborn, but no author is listed for the questions. One...

GLC02437.09101

[Report on the Muscongus patent]

A note at the bottom of the document reads, "The above is from Francis Waldo Esq. and enclosed in a letter dated 27 April London, 1784," and signed by Henry Knox. Contains extensive information about the Muscongus patent in Maine, and mentions...

GLC02437.09104

[Will of Hannah Flucker]

One signature was clipped, most likely that of Hannah Flucker. Document contains the will of Hannah Fluccker. Signed by Jonathan Jackson and William Smith as witnesses.

GLC02437.09107

to Francis Waldo

Contains two letters. The first, written on 24th July 1784, discusses land arrangements regarding the estate of Thomas and Hannah Flucker. The second letter, written as an addendum to the first on 3 August, seems to continue on this topic.

GLC02437.09108

[Memorial of Hannah Flucker]

Date of 1784 added later in pencil. Addressed to the "Commissioners Appointed by Act of Parliament for enquiring into the Losses & Services of the American Loyalists." Discusses the lands and properties to which she is entitled as heir to her...

GLC02437.09112

[Bond with the ten proprietors]

Largely identical to GLC02437.09135, but signed by Henry Knox, Isaac Winslow, Samuel Winslow, Isaac Winslow the 2nd, Elizabeth Winslow, and Sarah Tyng Winslow (though all names are written in the same hand). Also signed by Henry Jackson, John Hall...

GLC02437.09136

[Bond with the ten proprietors]

Copy of GLC02437.09136. Signed by Isaac Winslow, Samuel Winslow, Isaac Winslow the 2nd, Elizabeth Winslow, and Sarah Tyng Winslow (though all names are written in the same hand). Also signed by [Cobb] Blodget, [Abial] Morton, William Davis, Jr. and...

GLC02437.09137