16 May 1785

Thomas, Waterman, fl. 1785-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Waldoborough petition]

Petition to the Senate and House of Representatives of Massachusetts regarding settlement of the Waldo patent by German immigrants, who were promised territory by Brigadier General Samuel Waldo. Mentions how the French & Indian War disrupted settlement. Request that their promised lands be given to them.

GLC02437.09125

16 May 1785-23 June 1794

Thomas, Waterman, fl. 1785-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Waldoborough petition]

Copy of GLC02437.09125. Contains additional content from 23 June 1794, which creates a committee to view Waldoborough and address the complaints of the inhabitants. Signed by Edward H. Robbins as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Signed and authorized as a true copy by Samuel Cooper, as clerk of the Senate.

GLC02437.09126

4 July 1785

Phillips, Samuel, 1752-1802

Printed document

Title: Resolve confirming a grant of land of thirty miles square to the heirs of Birgadier Waldo, on certain conditions, July 4, 1785

Resolution by a General Court committee regarding lands given originally to Beauchamp and Leverett but now perhaps part of the Waldo patent. Authored by Phillips, Wells and Dane as members of the committee. Read and accepted by the Senate and approved by the Governor. Attested as a true copy by John Avery, Secretary.

GLC02437.09128

4 July 1785

Manuscript document

Title: Report of the committee which was accepted the 4th of July 1785, established a contract between the Commonwealth & the proprietors for thirty miles square

Discusses the implications of the report made by a General Court committee on a portion of the Waldo patent lands (see GLC02437.09128). Considers how the committee's recommendations may be put into action.

GLC02437.09129

4 July 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: Report of a committee which was accepted the 4th of July, 1785 established a Contract between thte Commonwealth & the proprietors for thirty miles square

Copy of GLC02437.09129 but contains additional content, some of which appears to be written in the hand of Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09130

13 October 1785

Hunt, William, fl. 1785-1792

Manuscript document

Title: [Notes from the Muscongus property meeting]

Notes taken at the Bunch of Grapes Tavern in Boston, Massachusetts. Lists those present as representatives for proprietors of the Muscongus patent, as well as members of a committee appointed to confer with the General Court committee on the subject. Discuss how best to divide up the land in the Muscongus patent, to follow the General Court's instructions and to "prevent future Controversy."

GLC02437.09134

14 October 1785

Hunt, William, fl. 1785-1792

Manuscript document

Title: [Agreement with William Hunt]

Contract stating that Henry Knox, Samuel and Isaac Winslow, and Samuel Waldo are "held & stand firmly bound & Obliged unto William Hunt of Boston" for the Muscongus patent. Declares that Hunt is writing as clerk of the ten original proprietors of the patent. States the details of the arrangement. Docket asserts that this document was sent to Knox by William Hunt, but that he did not sign it, and instead signed a later copy.

GLC02437.09135

14 October 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [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, and [Amnri] Hall as witnesses.

GLC02437.09136

14 October 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [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 Martha Winslow as witnesses. Unsigned by Knox, but marked as copy and discussed in Knox's hand in the docket.

GLC02437.09137

1 November 1785

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document

Title: [Bond to Thomas Ivers]

Marked "copy." Bond to Thomas Ivers, the treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for a sum of money to be paid by the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo. Jackson signs on behalf of Henry Knox. Also 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).

GLC02437.09139

March 22, 1786

Manuscript document

Title: [Extracts from tax acts]

Contains extracts from three tax acts, passed 22 March 1786, 25 March 1788, and 14 February 1789. Each act pertains to the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo and the lands they inherited.

GLC02437.09146

22 March 1786

Manuscript document

Title: [Extract from Tax Act passed March 22nd 1786]

Extract from a tax act passed by the Massachusetts General Court pertaining to the Waldo patent lands.

GLC02437.09147

19 April 1786

Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes to inform Knox of an inquiry he has made regarding taxes levied on the Waldo patent lands. Provides a report on the taxes and suggests that he, Knox, and their associates present a list of their grievances to the next session of the General Court. Adds that if Knox cannot be in town at the appropriate time, he might like to write to his friends [Benjamin] Hichborn and [Edward H.] Robbins for further advice.

GLC02437.09151

August 1786

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Memorandums respecting the Muscongus Patent]

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox; also has Knox's initials in the upper right on page 1. Document contains a variety of notes about portions of land in the Waldo patent, the land's owners, and features of the land.

GLC02437.09152

1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Maitland [incomplete]

Incomplete letter. Appears to be written by Grier Maitland to his brother Joseph, but signature is illegible. Discusses weather and crops.

GLC03523.10.245

1861-1865

Cherry, Kate, fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 cause."

GLC03523.10.246

1861-1865

Cherry, Kate, fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 home with a melodeon and hopes to improve her musical skills. Incomplete letter.

GLC03523.10.247

1861-1865

Mast, Elhanan M., fl. 1837-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown [incomplete]

Discusses his disappointment at the defeat of the Maine Law in his state. Says he will return home at the end of the school session. Letter is incoherent due to missing pages.

GLC03523.10.248

1861-1865

Envelope

Title: Envelope addressed to Bell Wharton

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

GLC03523.10.249

1861-1865

Envelope

Title: Envelope addressed to J. M. Maitland

Envelope addressed to J.M. Maitland in Memphis, Tennessee.

GLC03523.10.250

1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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." Letter appears to have been hand-delivered.

GLC03523.10.251

1861-1865

Poem

Title: to Bell

Four line love poem to Bell lamenting being apart. Probably from Joseph Maitland.

GLC03523.10.252

1861-1865

Maitland, William G., 1846-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to [Joseph M. Maitland]

Informs of mother's injury to her hand while opening a jar. Says mother wants him to come home. Reports the Baptist church now has a singing school and most of the neighborhood has joined. Tells him he will start school next week. Mentions he sold the hogs for a good price.

GLC03523.10.253

1861-1865

Maitland, James M., 1815-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to [Elhanan Mast]

Reports on many children dying of dysentery. Says the weather has been dry all summer an the corn crop will be short. Comments the political situation is unsettled, with much name-calling and disagreement about the war. Gives him an objective accounting of a viscous rumor circulating about a female neighbor. Urges him to come home and run as a Democratic representative in the fall. Letter is incomplete.

GLC03523.10.254

1861-1865

Maitland, James M., 1815-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Reports weather conditions are good for making molasses and sugar. Informs him of the activities of neighbors and friends. Letter is a fragment.

GLC03523.10.255