8 January 1806

Houston, Robert, 1765-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Provides information on the quality of land and water on Brigadier's Island in Maine.

GLC02437.07995

9 June 1806

Gilman, Jonathan, fl. 1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Written from a place titled "Grean Plantacion." Asks Gleason to ask General [Henry] Knox about the fate of a lot of land he is interested in purchasing.

GLC02437.08028

26 June 1806

Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832

Manuscript document signed

Title: to David Sears

Writes to suggest they bargain on the purchase of land belonging to Henry Knox.

GLC02437.08031

12 August 1806

Taylor, William, fl. 1793-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Deed pertaining to William Taylor and Henry Knox]

Agreement stating that Knox purchased a particular tract of land from Taylor and that Taylor was paid a sum of money for it. Signed by William Taylor and Joseph Waldron as witness, and William Stevenson as Justice of the Peace.

GLC02437.08035

6 November 1806

Hall, Joseph, 1720-1807

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Knox

Sends his sympathy for the sad event afflicting the Knox family (the death of Henry Knox). Adds that it will unfortunately not be in his power to visit Thomaston in the next few weeks. Also discusses the land survey commissioned for land purchased by Mr. [Isaac] Thorndike, Mr. Sears, and Mr. Prescot.

GLC02437.08050

24 August 1807

Sears, David, 1752-1816

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Sears, writing also on behalf of Israel Thorndike and William Prescott, writes to Lucy about financial and land dealings they had with her husband, the recently deceased General [Henry] Knox.

GLC02437.08061

circa 1784-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph note

Title: [Announcement of a sale]

Informs the recipient of arrangements to sell some land.

GLC02437.08093

circa 1801

Blake, Willing, fl. 1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Certificate]

Statement regarding the people of the back settlements on land Knox owns (possibly in Maine). Circa date taken from a similar document (GLC02437.07622).

GLC02437.08097

circa April 1775

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

Discusses land.

GLC02437.08108

circa 1774-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Discussion on a contract for the back lands]

Provides details about a contract for the back lands. Notes the quantity of land will be less than the committee had originally estimated. Lists amounts to be paid and to whom. Possibly in Knox's hand. Circa date based on Knox's life span, beginning with his marriage to Lucy Knox.

GLC02437.08115

circa 1788-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Agreement]

Agreement regarding settlers' payments of land at Owls' Head Bay in Maine.

GLC02437.08116

circa 1780-1818

Wendell, Oliver, 1733-1818

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Certificate]

Certifies that commissioners have been appointed by the Judge of Probate for the county in order to examine some claims regarding the Flucker estate.

GLC02437.08119

circa 1750-1820

Schuyler, Wendt, fl. 1750-1820

Manuscript document

Title: [Opinion on articles] [incomplete]

Discusses his views and opinions about certain articles, especially payments and buildings for land. Appears to be incomplete.

GLC02437.08130

circa 1790-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Minutes of a counter petition] [incomplete]

Discusses settlers.

GLC02437.08131

circa 1750-1820

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

Lists the names of the inhabitants of the people in the St. Georges Plantation and the amount of land they each possess.

GLC02437.08138

1797

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to [Hannah Flucker Urquhart Harwood]

Recipient inferred from content. Knox's discusses bonds, the Muscongus lands, and Falmouth lands with Harwood, his sister-in-law. Written on thin tissue paper; ink is faded.

GLC02437.10351

circa 1784-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Letter related to settlement of lands]

Text is nearly completely faded, and there does not appear to be a date, recipient, or place writ cited. Mentions [William?] Bingham, William Duer, and the settlement of lands. Letterpress copy.

GLC02437.10360

circa 1784-1806

Autograph manuscript

Title: [List of settlers]

Lists of settlers "in the Plantation Knox" and "in the Plantation Lincoln."

GLC02437.08473

5 January 1801

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [List]

List of people who are entitled to land in 1788 and have yet to receive their deeds. People listed by name and number of acres, with related comments alongside. Includes notes on the verso by Henry Knox.

GLC02437.08617

circa 1788-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

List of people who were entitled to land starting from 1788 but have yet to receive their deeds. People listed by name, town and acreage, with related comments written alongside.

GLC02437.08619

5 January 1801

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

Lists the people who were entitled to land from 1788 but have yet to receive their deeds. People listed by name, town and amount of acreage with corresponding comments and notes written alongside. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08620

5 January 1801

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

Lists the people who were entitled to land from 1788 but have yet to receive their deeds. People listed by name, town and amount of acreage with corresponding comments and notes written alongside. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08621

circa 1795

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

Lists persons who agreed to unspecified terms for lands in 1795 but have not made any settlements. Also lists persons who referred their lots to the Commissioners.

GLC02437.08700

circa 1784-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: Deeds an[d] other papers related to the patent estate

Lists the deeds and other paperwork from the Flucker estate. Interspersed are Knox's notes, many of them on the margins. The notes relate how valuable the property is in his eyes and also mentions any legal updates on specific pieces of property. Many of the deeds go back as far as the 1720s and 1730s, but the oldest one listed deals with the original deed to New Harbour in 1625. Knox numbers what appears to be the more valuable documents 201-214. The miscellaneous papers, seemingly of lesser importance, are marked 300-320 and deal with issues such as leases, mortgages, deeds for small…

GLC02437.08372

1783-1815

Manuscript document

Title: List of those persons that are suppos'd to be entitled to Meadow

Title taken from docket. Lists 47 original people who were entitled to meadow, apparently on Knox's Maine lands. A second column lists their representative if the original person has moved or died. Several names have numbers written to them. Docket ends with the sentence "NB all of 'em must produce their Deeds for our satisfaction."

GLC02437.08384