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

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

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

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

circa 1784-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Objections]

Lists his objections regarding land deals.

GLC02437.08154

21 August 1801

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Letter signed

Title: to Samuel Thatcher

Inquiring whether is it better "to bring the action in the right of" Lucy Knox or Henry Knox for the purposes of ejecting an intruder from the Waldo patent. Also explains how he and Lucy came to be in possession of the Waldo patent.

GLC02437.09273

27 December 1805

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to William Sullivan

Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Discusses a land agreement involving M. T. Winthrop. Notes Winthrop returned the land according to a clause in the agreement. Mentions the legalities of the case and suggests postponing the business.

GLC02437.09877

18 October 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jonas Simonds

Congratulates Symonds (or Simonds) on his acquittal and mentions being ignorant of a peace establishment. Jonas was accused of participating in the Philadelphia Mutiny of June 1783, an anti-government protest by nearly 400 soldiers of the Continental Army (see GLC02437.02609 for a related letter). Knox advises Simonds that former officers should procure farms. States that if land cannot be gotten cheap in the more settled areas, to move to less settled land. Believes that "industry in such a situation is honorable as well as profitable and productive of much peace of mind."

GLC02437.02677

January 18, 1790

Sherburne, Henry, 1748-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that the state legislature will be holding a convention "to determine on, the adopting, or rejecting, the General Government of the United States..." Writes that "[t]his decision gives us the Strongest reason to conclude that the measures and practices of that Set of men which have so long disturbed the Honor and Happiness of a respectable Body of Citizens are at an End, and we have every reason to hope by the Expiration of Two Months from this time, that Congress will have official Information that the State of Rhode Island is convinced of her Errors and will with heart and hand…

GLC02437.04474

21 March 1791

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to Samuel Shaw & Thomas Randall

Thanks Randall for the extension (see GLC02437.04882) he received. Writes, "I have nothing of Mr. D's by which I could secure you..." Notes he owed considerable sum of money from land.

GLC02437.04885

26 June 1791

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Oliver Smith

Says that Henry Jackson told him by a letter of 19 June that Smith purchased the estate for £900. Thought it would have sold for "a much more considerable sum." Says the whole sum shall be divided among the other creditors after taxes. Has written to his agent Joseph Peirce to handle the deeds, which will be executed as soon as possible.

GLC02437.05032

6 August 1795

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Shute

Mentions his wish not to have any more of his lands occupied by settlers and states that he will decide on some kind of system.

GLC02437.06484

31 August 1801

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to Benjamin Shute

Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Requests Shute informs the people that Knox will remain in Thomaston, Maine until the first of August to provide the settlers with their deeds. A portion of the letter, including Knox's signature, is missing.

GLC02437.07601

1791

Sherburne, Samuel, fl. 1791

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses land deals and taxes by lot.

GLC02437.08137

16 April 1787

Stevens, John, 1749-1838

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that he is sending his son to New York City to collect the rent due.

GLC02437.03524

15 June 1787

Stevens, John, 1749-1838

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes in full, "As you are not in Town I have taken the liberty to draw on you in favor of Mr. Thomas Smith for £180 - the amount of your years rent but before I did it, I advised with your Brother who approved of my leaving an order, hope it will be agreeable to you."

GLC02437.03583

2 August 1790

Stewart, Alexander, fl. 1776-1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that he would be happy to purchase a tract of land that Knox received as a part of the Flucker estate in New Hampshire. Asks Knox to forward him the necessary information.

GLC02437.04667

12 August 1791

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander Stewart

Writes in references to lands in Peterborough, New Hampshire that his late father-in-law Thomas Flucker purchased from Richard Gredley. Says there has been illegal sales of some of these lands for the non-payment of taxes by squatters. Notes he has employed a Mr. Otis (Harrison Gray Otis) of Boston to help him with this situation. Comments "As soon as the lands shall be entirely disentangled, which will not be a work of much difficulty they will be for sale." Reports that Otis can inform him on how the matter currently stands.

GLC02437.05118

23 July 1793

Sullivan, James, 1744-1808

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Thanks Knox for "recommending the agreeable family of Mr. [Ralph] Izard to our civilities." Wants Knox to deliver an enclosed letter to a Mr. [DeStorts]. Asks the letter to be returned if he has left Philadelphia. Has been absent from Boston for some time, but reports that Mrs. Sullivan saw Sarah Lyon Flucker at the commencement. Says "I combatted for you at Lincoln County and had one Ely who had appeared agt your interest recognized with sureties for his good behavior." "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.

GLC02437.05908

28 August 1793

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Sullivan

Writes concerning the Waldo patent and a "petition of sundry of the heirs of Brig Genl Waldo for remission of certain taxes upon the patent." States that someone will assess the land and the tax. Letterpress copy.

GLC02437.10277

February 23, 1793

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: Notes of a conversation with Mr. Soderstrom

Title taken from docket. Reports Soderstrom's offer of 20 cents per acre made to the committee on eastern lands in March 1792 specified the lands to be between the Penobscot and Scoodie Rivers. Notes Henry Jackson was empowered to offer 21 cents per acre, as a consequence, the committee told William Tudor, Soderstrom's agent, that Jackson's offer was for more. Soderstrom responded by saying he would not offer anything more. Tudor and Soderstrom wanted Jackson to make payment on a note owed to them. There was confusion on how they obtained the note. Docket also notes that a copy of these…

GLC02437.05832