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to Henry Knox

Asks Knox about the possibility of constructing a temporary greenhouse and includes a diagram. Continues with other plans for buildings and household matters.

GLC02437.06598

to Henry Knox

Discusses building materials such as bricks and fences.

GLC02437.06606

to Ebenezer Dunton

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Provides extensive instructions to Dunton, for when he arrives back in Maine, to continue building projects he left behind at the end of the previous fall. The project seems to...

GLC02437.06649

to Ebenezer Dunton

Large amount of text loss in the upper left corner of page 1 and upper right corner of page 2. Explains that boards will be delivered at St. Georges (likely in Maine) so that Dunton can continue building the fences and stables at Knox's estate....

GLC02437.06711

to Ebenezer Dunton, Thomas Vose, and James Waller Head, and [Life] Wilson

Marked "copy." Includes several letters. The first, to Mr. [Life] Wilson, provides instructions for him to build a saw mill in the St. Georges region of Maine using lumber from Mr. James Waller Head. The second note, to Mr. Head, asks him to...

GLC02437.06717

to Henry Knox

Place written is illegible. Dunton, one of Knox's employees in the Waldo patent lands in Maine, writes about a dispute between himself and a Mr. Parsons regarding living arrangements. Both Dunton's and Parsons's families are sharing one unfinished...

GLC02437.06741

to Henry Knox

Writes an extensive letter about acquiring supplies, especially construction materials such as nails and lumber, for buildings in the Waldo patent lands. Mentions that Captain [Thomas] Vose is purchasing materials as well.

GLC02437.06746

to Henry Knox

Hopes Knox will excuse him for writing about his own business endeavors since he left Knox's service. Writes that when he arrived in Boston, General [Henry] Jackson was unable to pay a bill, leaving him in need of money; he also noticed that the...

GLC02437.06847

to Henry Knox

Writes to Knox about continued troubles as he is in and out of debtors prison in New York City.

GLC02437.06915

to David Fales

Asks Fales to go to Long Island, most likely Long Island, Maine, to greet members of the legislature. Also provides a list of important residents. Noted as written at Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine.

GLC02437.07021

to Henry Knox

Thanks Knox for his kindness and expresses his sympathy for the death of so many of the Knox children. Informs Knox about an idea for building a meeting house and that he will oversee the process.

GLC02437.07112

to Jackson Durant

Knox and Jackson Durant have agreed that Durant will work for Knox as a clerk for a year at St. Georges. Knox then gives Durant a list of men he wants hired for various services.

GLC02437.07490

to Henry Knox

Appears to be a short reply to a note Knox sent him regarding Durant's lack of response to Knox's expectations or demands. Assures Knox he will remove his family if another situation occurs.

GLC02437.07578

to Henry Knox

Written from Hallowell, possibly in Maine. Would have visited Knox in Boston if weather permitted; however, due to the snow, he is happy to send Knox a letter. Cannot write a long letter because he is short on paper. Reports on dairies in a region...

GLC02437.07784

to Henry Knox

Reports that he just returned from attending the examination of Knox's settlers' land claims (see GLC02437.07822). Declares that it "has been an arduous and disagreeable undertaking." Touches briefly on the claims heard by General [Salem] Towne (he...

GLC02437.07827

to Henry Knox

Long letter detailing judicial hearings and decisions regarding Knox's claims to lands in the Waldo patent which have been claimed by squatters.

GLC02437.07838

to Nathaniel Fales

Discusses a variety of subjects related to the Flucker estate and the Waldo patent lands. Signs also on behalf of Isaac Winslow, his brother Samuel Winslow, and their cousin the elder Isaac Winslow, all of whom are also executors on the Flucker...

GLC02437.09116

to David Fales

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. However, the author mentions Knox in the third person, so it is unclear whether it is Knox writing about himself in the third person, or Knox copied a letter written by another party....

GLC02437.09118

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 Henry Knox

Faesch, an iron master from New Jersey, Informs Knox that General Lincoln has not replied to a letter he sent concerning French shells. Relates that all shells and shot will be finished in several weeks. Instructs Knox to inform his wife, Lucy...

GLC02437.09546

to Henry Knox

Discusses titles for land and related financial business. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.09982

to David Fales

Discusses affairs dealing with the heirs of a property, most likely the Waldo Patent. States that "the proprietors of that Town are going to run the streets ... " Asks that Fales "attend in my behalf & I will pay you ... " Waterstained....

GLC02437.10282

to W. Fennel

Discusses Fennel's "proposed course of lectures" about philosophy. Writes that "[t]he matter and manner of your lectures will I am persuaded by highly entertaining and instructive ... " Several waterstains make a portion of the writing illegible....

GLC02437.10309

Receipt of wheat from Andrew Sharts for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04669

Receipt of wheat from Phillip Pulver for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04670

Receipt of wheat from Zachariah Troper for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04671

Receipt of wheat for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04672

Receipt of wheat from John Richter for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04673

Receipt of wheat from Jaramiah Ham for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04674

Receipt of wheat from Godfried Snouk for the estate of Robert Livingston

GLC03107.04675

Receipt of wheat from Peter Rote for rent due Robert, Walter, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04676

Receipt of wheat from Philip N. Coons for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04677

Receipt of rye & corn from Asa Hanse for Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04678

Receipt of wheat from Frances C. Brusie for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04679

Receipt of wheat from Jacob Regter for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04680

Receipt of wheat from Peter Snyder for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04681

Receipt of wheat from Tuenes Minkalen for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04682

Receipt of wheat from Barent van der Berg for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04683

Receipt of wheat from William Waever for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04684

Receipt of wheat from John Stall for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04685

Receipt of wheat from Benjamin Yong for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04686

Receipt of wheat from Hendrick Deal for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04687

Receipt of wheat from Zachariah Curtis for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04688

Receipt of wheat from Peter Wolker for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04689

Receipt of wheat from Nicholas Coons for rent due Robert, Walter, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04690

Receipt of wheat from Jarimiah Finger for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04691

Receipt of wheat from George Dibbel for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04692

Receipt of wheat from Hendrick Smith for rent due Robert, Walter, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04693

Receipt of wheat from Uzzil Hervy for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04694

Receipt of wheat from Matthias Hoffman for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04695

Receipt of wheat from William Rockefeller for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04696

Receipt of wheat from Calip Finch for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04697

Receipt of wheat from Nicolas Dickman for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04698

Receipt of wheat from John Snyder for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04699

Receipt of wheat from Hantise Miller for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04700

Receipt of wheat from Nicholas Row for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04701

Receipt of wheat from John Whealor for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04702

Receipt of wheat from Fredrick Snick for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04703

Receipt of wheat from Handise Wilson for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04704

Receipt of wheat from Jovis Decker for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04705

[Letter to officers defending himself against accusations]

Written by Lieutenant Wheaton of the Rhode Island Battalion. Long letter describing his service in the army and denouncing the accusations made in "envy" against him. Says he has been in the army close to eight years and has not seen his family. Says...

GLC02437.02204

to Joseph Wheaton

Expresses his objection to improper orders.

GLC02437.02365

[Testimony]

Testimony concerning a lieutenant Wheaton. States that Wheaton "directed me to sell the same [rum] by retail at a cheaper rate than any person in of about the place, (which I did) ... "

GLC02437.02556

[Testimony and observations of Lieutenant Pratt]

Lieutenant William Pratt's testimony for the trial of Lieutenant Wheaton. Accuses Wheaton of shirking his duty and of arresting him without due cause. According to Pratt, despite being the commanding officer, Wheaton had tried to pass command to...

GLC02437.02597

[Charges against Lieutenant Wheaton]

Lists the charges brought against Lieutenant Wheaton, including "unofficer & ungentleman-like behaviour in defrauding the Non-commission'd officers and Soldiers of the Battalion (for his own private benefit) ... " Addressed to the President and other...

GLC02437.02599

[Report regarding orders previously given]

Explanation of orders given as he only had a limited number of officers to command.

GLC02437.02706

to [Joseph] Wheaton

To Lieutenant Wheaton, possibly Joseph Wheaton. Pratt informs Wheaton "I neither conceive that I have the honor to Command the first Compy nor do I think it my duty to sign any return of it, or to give any General directions respecting it- while an...

GLC02437.02880

[Testimony related to Lieutenant Joseph Wheaton]

Lieutenant Greenman gives testimony regarding Lieutenant [Joseph] Wheaton. Describes a conflict between Wheaton and Lieutenant Pratt. Wheaton ordered Pratt to take command of a company, threatening to arrest him if he refused. Also complains that...

GLC02437.02890

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox he will provide Morris (either Gouverneur or Robert) with a receipt for Knox's note. Says Morris will show Knox Duer's letter to Alexander Hamilton. Notes he would have written a longer letter if it wasn't for his "old Complaint" that...

GLC02437.04837

to Henry Knox

Duer asks Knox for a loan of a check for "six hundred Dollars," which Duer will return to Knox the following Saturday. J. Geary signed on verso for receipt of the check for William Duer.

GLC02437.04932

to Henry Knox

Written by Duer to Secretary of War Knox. Reports that General Henry Jackson is going to Philadelphia, presumably because of the problematic speculation deal sponsored by Duer. In reference to the business problems between Duer and Knox, Duer says...

GLC02437.04956

[Principles of agreement between Henry Knox and William Duer and the state of Massachusetts]

Agreement of Knox and Duer to purchase lands in the District of Maine from the state of Massachusetts. Written in Duer's hand. The major stipulations include: an equal stake in the investment for both parties, a desire to pay only 12 cents per acre...

GLC02437.04971

to William Duer

Says Duer will receive by this day's post a public letter "relative to the supplies on the western frontier." Says he is alarmed about information he just received from Mr. Walker that Duer has yet "to arrange for ... the stores for the expedition."...

GLC02437.05056

to William Duer

Knows that Duer is a bad correspondent so "I have not suffered myself to be hurt by your silence." Congratulates him on their shared accomplishments in Massachusetts, a reference to their purchase of two million acres of land in the District of...

GLC02437.05060

to William Duer

Intended to leave for New York today, but circumstances will prevent him from going until next week. Says he cannot give an exact day "as I am not entirely master of my own time." Will go at the first opportunity. Place written assumed from...

GLC02437.05064

[Agreement to purchase one million acres of land in Maine]

Legal document written in William Duer's hand. Signed by Duer, Henry Knox, Royal Flint. Knox also signed for Henry Jackson. The document states the four parties to the agreement "agree with each other upon honor to be equally concerned in the...

GLC02437.05084

to William Duer and Benjamin Walker

Pages 1-2 contains a letter to William Duer. Pages 2-3 contains a letter to Benjamin Walker. Knox signed the Duer letter and initialed the Walker letter. Hopes Duer received the maps and that he will be in Boston with Royal Flint by 14 August....

GLC02437.05101

to William Duer

Initialed by Knox. Encloses Mr. Bruce's report on the eastern lands (not included). Congratulates him on their purchase of the Mount Desert lands. Says "This is decidedly a good thing." Mentions that Duer will see from Bruce's report "that it...

GLC02437.05103

to Henry Knox

Reports that this letter will be delivered by Madame de la Val and Mr. de la Roche who will communicate provisional articles "I have Enterd into with them for commencing a French Establishment on the Lands we have purchased." Says the present state...

GLC02437.05134

to William Duer

Says he wrote to Duer earlier about the provisional articles for the French colony on the land they have purchased in Maine. Believes that Madame de la Val and Mr. de la Roche were supposed to have seen the property yesterday, but believes they were...

GLC02437.05145

to William Duer

Knox signs with his initials. Knows that Duer understands the "modification of our purchase in Massachusetts yet I confess I wish we could make some definitive arrangement, to enable us to pay for a considerable portion of it that we might be freed...

GLC02437.05185

[Receipt]

Knox outlines monies Duer owes him for accommodations. Duer writes that he promises to repay the monies, and signs his name at the bottom.

GLC02437.05259

to Henry Knox

The first part, at the top, is a note from John Pintard, explaining that he is sending Knox five thousand dollars in gold to Knox, per Duer's request. The note on the bottom is from William Duer, referring to the sum Pintard is sending, and...

GLC02437.05271

to William Duer

Appears to be making arrangements with Duer for his portion of lands in the Waldo patent. Mentions General [Henry] Jackson, as well as debates in the Legislature regarding the lands.

GLC02437.05336

to William Duer or Royal Flint

Marked "copy." Explains the offer he made to the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands the day before, describing what lands he asked for and the terms by which he intends to purchase them.

GLC02437.05342

to Henry Knox

Catharine Alexander Duer, also known as Lady Kitty Duer, wife of William Duer, writes that she and her husband have sent the bearer, their old servant Henry, to Philadelphia so he could check on his petition to Congress. Hopes Knox will extend his...

GLC02437.05366

to Catharine Alexander Duer

Marked "copy." Received her letter, and will try to help her servant Henry if possible. Largely illegible, but may be discussing the financial troubles of Mrs. Duer's husband, William Duer. Place not listed, however, another letter (GLC02437.05384...

GLC02437.05386

to Henry Knox

Promises Knox he will not sell any of his own shares in their joint business before offering them first to Knox. Makes arrangements with Knox on how he will come up with the necessary amount of money.

GLC02437.05424

to William Duer

Urges Duer to make a decision with respect to the purchase of lands in Maine. Suggests he speak to General [Henry] Jackson about it, who will report faithfully back to Knox. Would like to travel to New York but is unable to do so, due to the...

GLC02437.05431

to War Department [in French]

Note on the docket declares that this is a copy of a letter Colonel William Duer sent to Mr. [Despreminet] without the authority of Henry Knox. Mentions Madame de Leval and Mr. de la Roche. Docket is an Autograph document signed by Knox, stating, "a...

GLC02437.05435

to William Duer

Wrote to Duer a week ago asking him to see Henry Jackson in New York City regarding their project to purchase lands in Maine. Stresses the importance of their making a decision on the lands, as their financial situation is dire. Will not personally...

GLC02437.05447

to Henry Knox

Discusses a conversation he had with General [Henry] Jackson about business, but feels he needs to speak to Knox directly about their arrangements. Considers their attempts to purchase land in Maine. Comments on his own character and the damaging...

GLC02437.05448

[Account between William Duer and Henry Knox]

Ledger outlines accounts between Duer and Knox from 1791-1792.

GLC02437.05498

to Henry Jackson

Discusses his lack of funds to purchase Henry Knox's land claim and other business in regards to land. Noted as a copy and written in Jackson's hand.

GLC02437.05531

to William Duer

Informs Duer that he has received the letter informing Knox that their agreement "is to be considered as conclusive." Will be travelling to New York City to finalize their arrangements.

GLC02437.05569

to William Duer

Informs Duer that he will not be able to make their previous appointment as he cannot leave Philadelphia at this time due to some "public business." Adds that he does not think this will disappoint Duer, though, because he understands that it is...

GLC02437.05574

[Copies of correspondence]

Copies of correspondences between William Duer, Henry Knox, Royal Flint, and Henry Jackson detailing the progress of their land deals and Duer's financial instability. Also includes details on the land agreements involving Madame de Leval and...

GLC02437.05607

to William Duer

Discusses an agreement between them concerning land. Notes he was in hopes of hearing Duer's decision on whether he will be selling his land.

GLC02437.05612

to Henry Knox

Marked "Confidential." Apologizes for not answering Knox's letter sooner. Discusses his difficulty in keeping to his part of the contract with Knox. Is unable to find funds to buy a tract of land. Describes his circumstances and why he is unable...

GLC02437.05643

to Henry Jackson

Informs Jackson that Henry Knox has agreed to give Madame de Leval and Mr. de la Roche deeds for portions of Trenton and "No. 8" (both in present-day Maine). Instructs Jackson, "To enable her further to place the Germans, you will assist her to take...

GLC02437.05655