19 November 1801

Estes, John, fl. 1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Quit Claim]

David Fales and John Gleason signed as witnesses. A land deed for 100 acres of land in Thomaston, Maine for the sum of $100 paid by Henry Knox to John Estes.

GLC02437.07678

4 December 1801

Ulmer, George, 1756-1825

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Contract]

Signed by John Gleason as a witness. A contract and receipt by Ulmer for land deals involving Henry Knox, Henry Jackson, and Benjamin Lincoln. Ulmer acknowledges and swears he received $443.50 from Henry Knox for his and his brother's (Phillip Ulmer) services to Knox regarding the settlers in Maine. Note on second page states Ulmer received another $295.24 from Knox. Date was taken from docket.

GLC02437.07689

10 December 1801

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Land bond]

Signed by Henry Knox, and John Rynier and John Gleason as witnesses. A land bond for Robert Houston, payable to Knox. Houston gave Knox a note for $290 which is to be paid in three years plus interest for a 100 acre lot in Hancock County, Maine.

GLC02437.07692

January 22, 1802

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Cancelled bonds]

Phillip Greeley and Robert Swan signed as witnesses. A receipt for a cancelled land bond purchased by "Jonathan" Quinby from Henry Knox. The original note was for the sum of $812 plus interest to be paid in three years for 200 acres of land in Hancock County, Maine. A note at the bottom of the last page states the bond was cancelled on 23 [September] 1802. Date was possibly written at a later date. Letter is possibly a duplicate of GLC02437.07709.

GLC02437.07708

January 22, 1802

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bonds cancelled]

Document signed by Henry Knox and Phillip Greeley and Robert Swan as witnesses. A receipt for a cancelled land bond purchased by Jonathan Quinby from Henry Knox. The original note was for the sum of $812 plus interest to be paid in three years for 200 acres of land in Hancock Couunty, Maine. A note written and signed by Jonathan Quinby is on the third page. Another note at the bottom of the third page states the bond was cancelled on 23 [September] 1802. Date was possibly written at a later date. Letter is possibly a duplicate of GLC02437.07708.

GLC02437.07709

January 1802

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Receipt of land note]

Noted as a copy on the docket. Document is not signed but appears to be Henry Knox's handwriting. A receipt for a note from Jonathan Quinby to be paid in three years to Henry Knox for land likely in Maine. Date was taken from the docket. Letter is possibly a draft.

GLC02437.07711

12 August 1802

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Land agreements]

Signed by Henry Knox and his wife, Lucy Knox. George Reid signed as a witness and David Fales signed as a witness and Justice of Peace. A bargain sale between Henry Knox and Israel Thorndike. Knox acknowledges he received $990 from Thorndike and assigns Thorndike a parcel of land (60 acres) in Thomaston, Maine. Document also states Thorndike owes a note for $300 plus interest and will receive another 200 acres of land. Various other notes and lots are also mentioned. Thomas [Price] noted at the bottom of the second page that the document was received and recorded.

GLC02437.07738

23 September 1802

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Memoranda]

Document is signed by Henry Knox and Henry Jackson. John Lesion signed as a witness. An agreement among Henry Knox, Henry Jackson, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Jackson to log Knox's land in Maine. A description of the type, quantity, and length of trees to be logged is also provided along with a negotiated price.

GLC02437.07752

5 October 1802

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Land sale]

Noted as a "Copy from the Records for Deeds for said County..." A land sale by Knox. Knox vouches he received $250 from Phillip Hanson. Releases all rights and conveys a tract of land located in Thomaston, Maine to Hanson. A very detailed description of the location and boundaries of the land is also provided. "Attn Tho Price Regm" is noted at the bottom of the letter.

GLC02437.07757

2 September 1802

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Land sale]

Noted as a "Copy from the Records for Deeds for said County..." A land sale by Knox. Knox vouches he received $116 from Susman Abraham and releases all rights and conveys a tract of land located in Thomaston, Maine to Abraham. A very detailed description of the location and boundaries of the land is also provided. "Attn Tho Price Regm" is noted at the bottom of the letter.

GLC02437.07758

2 April 1803

Robins, Jonathan D., fl. 1803

Manuscript document

Title: [Indenture]

Agreement between Robins and Knox that Knox will consign lime to Robins and ship it to Robins in Boston. Robins, in turn, agrees to sell the lime. Signed by both Robins and Knox, as well as a witness, William [Clap].

GLC02437.07794

13 June 1803

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Financial agreement between Henry Knox and T.K. Jones and Company]

Knox declares that T.K. Jones and Company has endorsed a note of his for a particular sum, and asserts that he will repay the money according to certain terms he outlines.

GLC02437.07808

15 December 1803

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Henry Knox's bond to Bussey & Ingalls]

Marked "duplicate." Certifies that Henry Knox is obliged to the firm of Benjamin Bussey & Daniel Ingalls for twelve thousand dollars. Enumerates the terms of the contract, which pertains to the sale of land in Maine. Signed by Knox, as well as Charles Davis and L.P. Grosvenor as witnesses.

GLC02437.07836

16 June 1804

Fletcher, Jonathan, fl. 1804-1806

Document

Title: [Land deed with Henry Knox]

Partially printed. Deed for a plot of land in Maine sold by Fletcher to Henry Knox. Signed by Fletcher and his wife, Priscilla, and by Samuel Gardner and Samuel White as witnesses.

GLC02437.07861

7 December 1804

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Document

Title: [Agreement with John L. Gillman]

Partially printed. Agreement indicating Gillman's purchase of a certain tract of land in Maine, from Henry Knox. Signed by Knox (signature seems to be crossed out), and signed by John Gleason as a witness.

GLC02437.07898

1 January 1805

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Document

Title: [Deed for land given to Henry Jackson Knox] [incomplete]

Partially printed. Deed for land, including a lime and marble manufacturing plant, given to Henry Jackson Knox by his parents (it is unclear if Jackson Knox was simply given the land or if he purchased it). Signed by Henry and Lucy Knox, and by Josiah Reed and John Gleason as witnesses. Appears also to be a short note on verso mentioning a "Lincoln Jr" and signed by a Thomas Price.

GLC02437.07901

1 August 1804

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Agreement between Henry Knox and Ebenezer Thatcher]

Agreement between Knox and his son-in-law Ebenezer Thatcher (married to Knox's daughter Lucy). Indicates that certain grist mills and logging mills will be kept operational from 1 August [1804]-1 July 1805. Provides instructions for the operation of the mills.

GLC02437.07957

19 November 1805

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Financial agreement]

Declares that Knox is bound to Israel Thorndike and William Prescott for the sum of thirty thousand dollars. Also includes information on lands Knox owns, possibly included as collateral in case of his inability to pay.

GLC02437.07985

29 April 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Provides information about a carpenter and several other workmen whom he has employed. Has enclosed their employment agreement (not present). Explains the tasks he would like each to perform. Also reports that he sent General [David] Cobb summonses regarding the dispute Knox is having with Mr. Bicknel, and asks for Gleason's help with contacting Mr. Waldo or Colonel Thatcher on the subject.

GLC02437.08023

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

2 January 1807

Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

Manuscript document

Title: Indenture

Indenture between Lucy Knox, as "widow and executrix" of Henry Knox's estate, and Thomas Vose. Agreement relates to the Knox limeworks; apparently Lucy agrees to let Vose use the limeworks and manufacture and sell a particular portion of the lime. Signed by Lucy Knox and Thomas Vose, as well as by Ebenezer Thatcher and [Henry Jackson] Knox as witnesses.

GLC02437.08053

22 September 1808-24 September 1808

Daggett, Seth, fl. 1808

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Document contains two sections. The first section, written on 22 September, is a contract in which Daggett agrees to transport George Kennard's cargo to Mr. John Hancock in Boston. Daggett signs this portion. The second section, written on 24 September, and signed by Kennard, further clarifies the arrangement with Daggett.

GLC02437.08063

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 1785-1788

Walden, Frederick H., fl. 1785-1788

Autograph document signed

Title: [Plan of contract]

Plan of a contract proposed to the "United States of America in Congress assembled or any of them separately" for the minting and import from Sweden of copper coins, and the import of cooper sheeting for roofing.

GLC02437.08126

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