1788

Manuscript document

Title: List of inhabitants who have sign'd for their lands

A list of men's names, how much land they have been issued a deed for, the date the deed was issued for, to whom the deed was issues, and what town the property is in. The towns include Warren, Thomaston and Owls Head, all in Maine.

GLC02437.10424

1788

Manuscript document

Title: List of subscribers to land in Warren 1788

Later description of previous document, GLC02437.09211.

GLC02437.09212

circa July - August 1789

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Manuscript document

Title: [Indian treaties]

Discusses treaties with the Indians, particularly the Creeks. Mentions a land dispute between the natives and settlers in Georgia, which has been a major roadblock to obtaining a treaty. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.09985

circa 20 December 1791

Turner, George, 1750-1843

Autograph document signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Notes on the distances from the Wabash River and observations on its navigation. Includes notes of errors in Thomas Hutchinson's map. The dating inferred from dated copy in the Papers of James Madison at the Library of Congress. Turner was a judge of the Northwest Territory.

GLC02437.09904

circa 1784-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Arguments]

Arguments relating to a contract between the commonwealth, most likely Massachusetts, and proprietors of a particular plot of land. Likely related to Knox's land dealings in Maine.

GLC02437.09938

circa 1790-1795

Hazard, Ebenezer, fl. 1790-1795

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Hazard sends Knox "the charter of Georgia," and notes the details of a June 1773 land purchase from the Creeks and Cherokee. Signed by Hazard in the text. Docketed by Knox.

GLC02437.09964

20 July 1768

Palairet, John, fl. 1767-1768

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Waldo

Refers to earlier correspondence regarding a Mr. [Hulton]. Discusses Mr. Hulton'sinterest in acquiring Palairet's lands (see GLC02437.09045), as well as the land claim of a Mr. Robert Temple. Relates that Temple told him of a claim he had on lands bordering those belonging to the late Samuel Waldo, father of the addressee. Temple plans to dispute the younger Waldo's claims on the land.

GLC02437.09054

22 March 1770

Fales, David, fl. 1770-1801

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Flucker

Written from "St. George's," likely in present-day Thomaston, Maine. Discusses a deed he drew up for Mr. Isaiah [Tolman] for three hundred fifty acres of land. Also mentions meeting with disillusioned settlers, including those [likely German immigrants] at Broad Bay.

GLC02437.09063

April 1773

Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Agreement between Thomas Flucker and Samuel Marshall] [incomplete]

Partial copy of an agreement between Samuel Marshall, a fisherman living in Lincoln County, Maine, and Thomas Flucker. Marshall asserts that although he has built a log house and fence on a portion of land on the east side of St. George's River, he lays no claim of ownership on the house or land. Signed on behalf of Flucker and Marshall, as well as Henry Laughton and Francis [Skinner] as witnesses. Attested to be a true copy by Samuel Winslow.

GLC02437.09081

17 November 1773

Manuscript document

Title: Memorandum of papers to be procured...

...in the case of Francis Waldo Esq & others against Floyd Killpatrick. Lists documents necessary for the prosecution of the case, apparently regarding a land sale.

GLC02437.09087

8 July 1784

Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Committee findings relating to the estate of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo]

Documents findings made by a Massachusetts State Senate Committee regarding rightful ownership and boundaries of certain Maine lands. These lands were apparently being petitioned for by the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo. Signed by Phillips, Wells and Dane as members of the General Court, and by Samuel Adams as President. Marked as a certified true copy.

GLC02437.09106

18 March 1785-2 April 1785

Lermond, William, fl. 1785

Autograph letter signed

Title: Copy of a letter for the town of Bristole, from Colo Jones Represenatative

The first part, dated 18 March 1785 in Boston, discusses the state Senate's recent rulings regarding the boundaries of the Waldo patent and subsequent petitions asking for different boundaries to be considered. The second part, dated 2 April 1785 in Warren, Maine, declares that the first part is a copy written by a Colonel Jones, Representative of the town of Bristole, and it is signed by William Lermond.

GLC02437.09121

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

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

January 30, 1756

Manuscript document

Title: [Recapitulation]

Complaints against Mr. [Samuel] Waldo, stating that he has not held up his end of an agreement, and therefore the author is not obligated to stay and is seeking compensation as he turned down a lucrative post of Imperial Secretary in Germany to settle in this land.

GLC02437.08982

24 April 1763

Bollan, William, fl. 1750-1763

Manuscript document signed

Title: to Samuel Waldo et. al.

Copy of GLC02437.09014.

GLC02437.09015