February 4, 1795

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Ink is extremely faded and as a result, the document is largely illegible. Most likely about issues involved with the Waldo patent lands. Letterpress copy.

GLC02437.06345

February 1795

Manuscript document

Title: [Memorial to the legislature of Massachusetts]

Memorial stating that Royal Flint entered into a contract with the Committee regarding the sale of a tract of land in the area of Maine and that surveyors have discovered that the Committee underestimated the actual acreage of the land.

GLC02437.06364

7 March 1795

Manuscript document

Title: Agreement between WB & DC

Confirming the agreement between William Bingham and David Cobb for the maintenance and care on various tracts of Bingham's lands located in Maine (see GLC02437.06368 for the full agreement). Date taken from docket..

GLC02437.06369

22 April 1795

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript letter

Title: [Statement]

Statement before the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands in Massachusetts regarding the sale of land in Maine. Discusses the discrepancies between the borders and acreage stated in the original contract and what is actually there as documented by surveyors.

GLC02437.06400

15 May 1795

Phillips, Samuel, 1752-1802

Manuscript letter

Title: to Henry Jackson

Discusses a dispute by Jackson regarding the location of borders for a tract of land in Maine.

GLC02437.06415

12 June 1795

Avery, John, 1739-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Resolves of the General Court]

Resolve to grant settlers in a town more time to pay for the sale of the eastern lands. Noted as written in the House of Representatives, most likely that of Massachusetts.

GLC02437.06440

19 June 1795

Avery, John, 1739-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Resolutions regarding the town of Hempden]

Resolves relating to boundaries and deeds of the inhabitants of the town of Hempden as well as payments for tracts of land. Noted as written at the House of Representatives, most likely that of Massachusetts.

GLC02437.06446

8 July 1795

Ames, Jacob, fl. 1795

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Purchase of land in Ducktrap, Maine]

Statement of purchase for a tract of land in Ducktrap, Maine.

GLC02437.06461

24 August 1795

Maynard, Jonathan, 1752-1835

Autograph letter signed

Title: A Sketch of the Boundaries of the Land Survey'd for Maj'r Swan

Describes by tract, the border lands that have been surveyed.

GLC02437.06500

4 April 1789

Lowell, John, 1743-1802

Manuscript document

Title: [Mr. Henley's statement]

Document is unsigned, but docket declares that the statement was given to John Lowell. Statement declares that Zachariah and Bethiah Fowle mortgaged land in Charlestown, Massachusetts to Thomas Flucker in 1750. Samuel Henley purchased the land in 1756 and paid off Mr. Flucker's mortgage. Provides some information about the account. Declares that "Mr. Henley when alive stated these facts to Genl Knox in 1789, who was so well satisfied of the truth of the statement, that he promised to execute the necessary papers when he should come on to Boston." Docket is in Knox's hand.

GLC02437.04168

25 June 1789

Manuscript document

Title: Resolve on the Petition of the Selectmen of Penobscot

Part of an address, directed toward Henry Knox, is visible on verso. Refers to a petition filed to the General Court by the Selectman of the towns of Penobscot, Sedgwick, and others, which asserts the rights and entitlements of each settler. Goes on to define who counts as a "settler" and how much land each settler is entitled to.

GLC02437.04256

5 December 1789

Waldo, Samuel, 1764-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses business related to the Waldo patent, specifically pertaining to Coopers claim. Expresses his wish that Knox "may tend to obtain a recovery of our claim, which is too valuable to be any longer neglected - it contains 1009 acres, and on computing the several sums my grandfather paid for title deeds, it appears to have cost him about 1230 [lbs] this currency." "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature.

GLC02437.04425

22 September 1801

Document signed

Title: [Report on the insurgents in the Waldo Patent]

Reports on the plans and whereabouts of the insurgents on the Waldo patent who have attacked and threatened Henry Knox's surveyors. The report was written for the surveyors, in order to help them avoid attack. A number of names are written on the bottom half of the page, appearing to be the names of those suspected to be insurgents.

GLC02437.09279

25 May 1803

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Document

Title: [Petition for land settlement by Massachusetts legislature]

Request by Knox and a group of settlers on his land, asking the Massachusetts legislature to decide a dispute over land. The document was intended to be signed by Knox and the settlers, but is not.

GLC02437.09283

9 October 1805

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Document

Title: [History of recent ownership of the Waldo Patent]

Statement detailing the history of how Knox came to be in possesion of the Waldo patent.

GLC02437.09284

1783-1815

Manuscript document

Title: [Note on history of inheritance of the Waldo patent]

A note regarding the history of the inheritance of the Waldo patent. The note, probably written after the Knox collection was collected, appears to be written by one historian to another. It quotes a letter by Mr. Thatcher to Ruel Williams (GLC02437.09288), dated 11 March 1828, and discusses the historical significance of this letter in relation to the inheritance of the Waldo patent.

GLC02437.09287

1783-1815

Manuscript document

Title: [Petition regarding settlers on Waldo patent]

Requests that the state legislature help decide issues about claims on the Waldo patent.

GLC02437.09289

1783-1815

Manuscript document

Title: [Names of original owners of the Waldo patent]

List of names of those originally owning land in the Waldo patent, how much land they owned, and who now owns that land.

GLC02437.09290

1783-1815

Manuscript document

Title: [Estimate of land on the Waldo patent belonging to the Winslow family]

Details the amount of land held in the Waldo patent by the Winslow family, and notes the transactions that led to this total.

GLC02437.09291

September 1797

Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806

Document

Title: [List of properties in Waldo patent owner by Thomas Flucker]

List of the lots within the Waldo patent belonging to Thomas Flucker. Also contains details on other lots within the patent, and their ownership. Several notes written a few years later have been added in the margins regarding these properties.

GLC02437.09292

December 1762

Manuscript document

Title: [Deed for land sold by Samuel Waldo's heirs]

Deed of sale for lands to Olier Witt and William Black by the heirs of Samuel Waldo.

GLC02437.09294

circa 1788-1806

Manuscript document

Title: A statement of the property of the late Thomas Flucker Esq as far as has come to the knowledge of the subscriber [Fragment]

Lists the properties owned by Thomas Flucker at the time of his death, and their appraised values. Also discusses the taxes and debts on the estate. Written after October 1788. The last pages of the document are missing.

GLC02437.09295

1783-1815

Manuscript document

Title: [Detailing the history of the Waldo Patent] [Fragment]

Document describing the early history of the ownership of the Waldo Patent. Written after 1762.

GLC02437.09296

circa 1784-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Document

Title: [Memorial regarding lands in Waldo patent]

Memorial to the government of Massachusetts, requesting that they deal with certain issues regarding lands within the Waldo patent.

GLC02437.09297

circa 1784-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Document

Title: [Proposal to sell one hundred thousand acres in the Waldo patent]

Offers 100,000 acres for sale, and describes the positive characteristics of this tract of land.

GLC02437.09298