26 June 1797

Sumner, Increase, 1746-1799

Manuscript note

Title: [Invitation to dine]

Presents his compliments to Knox and asks Knox to dine with him on 4 July at 3 o'clock in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

GLC02437.06994

27 June 1797

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph note

Title: to Increase Sumner

Replies to Sumner's invitation, stating that he has a prior engagement and therefore, has to refuse the invitation.

GLC02437.06995

22 June 1798

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Increase Sumner

Writes to the Governor of Massachusetts, Increase Sumner, concerning a resident of Thomaston who is applying for the position of Justice of the Peace.

GLC02437.07152

6 August 1799

Sullivan, William, fl. 1799-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Sullivan writes Knox to tell him, "the suite of Amory against you and those of Simpson Goodard and Dorr against Genl. Lincoln will come to judgment at the next Supreme Court-you have a right to review.-To exercise the right of review, a bond must be given." Sullivan lets Knox know this so he can prepare. Sullivan writes that all is well with him. Mentions Henry Jackson and Knox's son Henry.

GLC02437.07291

18 August 1799

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to William Sullivan

Knox received Sullivan's letter of 6 August 1799 (GLC02437.07291). Knox thinks Sullivan meant to talk about "Mr. Stephen Gorham's suit against me, instead of Amorys." Knox is unprepared to pay, as are Henry Jackson and Benjamin Lincoln. "General Jackson," Knox writes, "might act as my attorney, and perhaps obtain a bondsman for me as well as himself." Knox says he is awaiting payment himself and talks of how "excellent" his plots of land for sale are.

GLC02437.07297

25 November 1799

Swan, Hepzibah Clarke, 1757-1825

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Mrs. Swan tells Knox that the time has come for him to pay heed to the agreement he made with her to "purchase of me the twenty five thousand acres of land which you formerly sold to Genl. Jackson." Mrs. Swan is in great need of the money. She says the sum total of what she is owed is fifty thousand dollars but she would accept less right now "rather than be incumbered with lands which I know not how to manage."

GLC02437.07329

29 December 1799

Sullivan, William, fl. 1799-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Sullivan received Knox's letter of December 22. He tells Knox, "by General Jackson you will receive a memorandum concerning the bills of Winthrop Mackay and Derby." Sullivan goes on to describe the arrangements with these men and how Knox can get the advantage. Sullivan details the deals so that Knox knows how he can plead his cases. Mr. Derby seems the most fair according to Sullivan.

GLC02437.07347

January 12, 1800

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Sullivan

Knox acknowledges the articles that Sullivan sent him and his wife. Knox also tells Sullivan, "if Thomas Flucker is not gone onboard of any of the Vessells of [near] I pray you to remit immediately the fifty dollars to Mr. Pemberton at Billerica to pay his bills there." Knox encloses the deed for "Mrs. Waldo instead of the one which you have as in that the boundaries are not right." Mentions his disputes with Mackay, Derbey, and Lowell.

GLC02437.07354

9 February 1800

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Sullivan

Knox calls Sullivan's "arrangement with Mr. Lowell...perfectly satisfactory." Says Henry Jackson will sign the note. Knox is also happy with Mr. Derby's arrangement. Knox asks, "if you could arrange with Mackay and Winthrop for postponement, or compromise it would be a great relief."

GLC02437.07367

22 June 1800

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hepzibah Clarke Swan

Knox apologizes to Mrs. Swan for any inconvenience she has endured due to the inability of Knox to get vessels to transfer her cargo. Knox hopes that in the near future he can pay the freight. He promises to pay her "every cent I owe."

GLC02437.07430

08 October 1800

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Silas Talbot

Knox asks Talbot "to receive on board of the Constitution on the pay of an ordinary seaman, but to act as a midshipman Master Thomas Fluker, brother to Francis Fluker who has heretofore sailed under your orders."

GLC02437.07468

18 October 1800

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to Silas Talbot

Copy of a letter from Knox brought to Talbot by Knox's nephew Thomas Flucker. Knox asks that Talbot accept Thomas as a midshipman.

GLC02437.07474

16 August 1801

Sullivan, William, fl. 1799-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Reports since the agreement had not been punctually performed, [Thomas?] Winthrop has the opportunity of making the performance [agreement?] more to his liking. Notes they have agreed upon the principles and the papers will be sent to Knox in the next week.

GLC02437.07583

22 August 1801

Sullivan, William, fl. 1799-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Encloses (not included) a draft of an indenture. Notes the indenture is for the conveyance of some land involving [Henry] Knox, [Benjamin] Lincoln, [Henry] Jackson, and [Thomas?] Winthrop. Includes the legalities of the contract and the dollar amount. Note on address leaf states "Double only."

GLC02437.07587

30 August 1801

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Sullivan

Informs Sullivan he received his note along with the mortgage for Mr. [Thomas?] Winthrop. Thanks Sullivan for his services and promises him a satisfactory compensation.

GLC02437.07600

6 September 1801

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to William Sullivan

Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Appears to discuss business transactions and/or land dealings involving himself, Mr. [Thomas?] Winthrop, and Mr. George Ulmer.

GLC02437.07606

28 August 1802

Sullivan, William, fl. 1799-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Informs Knox the court has risen without making a judgment in the case of Homer.

GLC02437.07748

February 3, 1803

Sullivan, John L., fl. 1803

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Asks Knox about a parcel of land that forms a portion of the Waldo patent. Claims his employer (who is unnamed) has a right to the land, and asks Knox a variety of questions about the land, such as its location and who its proprietors are.

GLC02437.07786

25 March 1803

Sullivan, John L., fl. 1803

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that there is only one vessel preparing to sail for England in the next few days, and that he would like to send some information via this vessel about the land of the ten proprietors. Would like information about the ship that is about to sail, so that he may send a letter on it.

GLC02437.07792

28 August 1803

Taitt, D., fl. 1803

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Written from "Cape Briton," possibly Cape Breton, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Declares that several years ago, he contacted Knox to find out about the fate of a boy left under Knox's care by the late Mr. Alexander McGillivray. As he did not hear back from Knox, he writes again to ask about the boy's fate, how much schooling he undertook, or if perhaps he had not survived.

GLC02437.07816

11 October 1803

Sullivan, William, fl. 1799-1806

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that he is unsure whether judgment will be rendered in a case for or against Knox, or whether judgment will be postponed. Believes that if judgment is rendered against Knox, the judgment will not be executed before 15 December. Promises to communicate to Knox any more information he might learn.

GLC02437.07830

30 July 1804

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to Elisha Sumner

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Discusses financial and business transactions, including his shipment to Sumner of casks of lime.

GLC02437.07873

1 August 1804

Sumner, Elisha, fl. 1804-1805

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Received Knox's letter via Captain [Edward] Kelleran. Discusses complaints that Knox's lime is of poor quality.

GLC02437.07875

20 August 1804

Sumner, Elisha, fl. 1804-1805

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that the bearer of the letter is one of four coopers he has engaged for Knox. Believes they are good men who will do a good job.

GLC02437.07876

10 September 1804

Swan, Christiana, fl. 1799-1804

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

No addressee is listed, but based on previous letters, may be written to Lucy Flucker Knox Thatcher, daughter of Henry and Lucy Knox. Writes a lengthy letter about her life in Paris. Talks about the luxuries of the city, as well as the wealth disparities between the rich and poor. Discusses her difficult voyage to Paris, and her stop in Holland. Compares Paris to Holland. Asks about her wedding, and whether it has happened yet (Lucy Knox married Ebenezer Thatcher in January, 1804).

GLC02437.07877