February 7, 1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Document sent to the Massachusetts legislature defending Henry Knox's claims on the Waldo patent]

Written to the Massacusetts Legislature defending Henry Knox's claims to the Waldo patent against a petition sent to the legislature by many residents of the patent. Argues against the claims made in the petition, and states that the land rightfully belongs to Knox. Part of the sixth page is on a separate sheet, that was once attached.

GLC02437.09263

1795 circa

Manuscript document

Title: [Lands subscibed for in Warren 1788]

List includes deeds granted and the number of acres for various town in Maine ranging from 1788 to 1795. A number of the deeds were permitted to George Ulmer, Esq. Title take from the title of the document.

GLC02437.09211

February 28, 1790

Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that he is attending to their business at the general court concerning the Waldo patent lands. Writes, "As to the northern boundary - the report has been rejected in the senate."

GLC02437.04522

10 Feburary 1796

Waldo, Samuel, 1764-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isaac Winslow

Writes that upon arriving at home, he found his family to be in good health. Discusses their land speculation projects which involve Henry Knox, including possible conspiracies against them by local forces in Maine.

GLC02437.06621

February 7, 1787

Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that per Knox's request, he has asked Mr. [Edward H.] Robbins for advice about paying taxes on the Waldo patent lands, and Mr. Robbins suggests that they "rest quiet" until payment is demanded. Provides other advice from Mr. Robbins. Also discusses Mr. [William] Wetmore's claims on the lands, as well as dealings with Captain Hall and Captain Stone.

GLC02437.09164

February 18, 1747

Henderson, Thomas, fl. 1747

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Thomas Henderson's declaration regarding a settlement in the Eastern part of Massachusetts Bay]

Henderson attests that he became a settler on the Eastern part of Massachusetts Bay in 1728. Took up a lot of land on St. George's, a colony of which Colonel [Samuel] Waldo was the proprietor, in 1735. Moved to Lincoln (present-day Maine) in 1736 then Leverett (present-day Massachusetts). Regarding these settlements, states, "... and from the Encouragement given by the Proprietor aforesaid and the good ness of the Sail and Navigations they became by the year 1744 the most Flourishing Settlements (for their standing) of any in New England, and all the Settlers grew into good &…

GLC02437.10409

12 Decemer 1737

Phips, Spencer, 1685-1757

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Contract]

Signed by various parties on the last two pages. A long detailed indenture contract between Spencer Phipps, Elisha Cook, John and Sarah Phips, Dame Jane Cook (guardian of Mary Cook), Nathaniel Hubbard, Frances Brinley, Samuel Waldo, and various others. Appears to involve the Muscongus Patent (located in present-day Maine). Terms and conditions of the contract are included. Fragile. A portion of the document is missing causing text loss.

GLC02437.10633

February 7, 1744

Manuscript document

Title: [Extract]

Extract of a deed to Solomen John from Samuel Waldo describing a tract of land.

GLC02437.08911

13 Ocotober 1795

Smith, James, 1713-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Formal request]

Requests Henry Knox to send in a plan for a plantation and mentions submitting resolves to the office of the commonwealth of Massachusetts.

GLC02437.06540

24 Deceber 1801

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

A list of duties Gleason has promised to attend to during Knox's two to three month absence. The instructions mainly deal with Knox's logging and lime business, mills, his lands in Maine, and dealing with the contracts for the wood cutters.

GLC02437.07701

February 8, 1800

Autograph letter

Title: to Henry Knox

The writer works out some ideas about the prices of possible lands Knox could sell, as well as the way and manner in which those lands should be settled.

GLC02437.07363

February 28, 1802

Holland, Park, 1752-1844

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Noted as a copy. Discusses the lots, boundaries, and legal issues of the settlers in Bangor, Maine. Encloses (not included) a plan for Bangor, Maine that shows the settlers lots, the names of the settlers before 17 February 1798, and the names of the present owners. Page three contains extract of a letter from John Gleason discussing the quality of the land. Letter is originally addressed to John Gleason but it may have been forwarded to Knox due to Gleason's extract that was added.

GLC02437.07720

February 17, 1789

Fuller, Jonathan, fl. 1789

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Written from Woolwich, likely in Maine. Hired a Mr. Noah Miller to do some agricultural work for him on land in New Canaan, in Lincoln County, in 1780. However, Fuller was unable to continue the improvements, because British troops took possession of some of the land, and deaths in the family and his wife's broken leg limited his ability to work. Meanwhile, a Mr. Charles Thomas began to sow seeds and burn brush on some of Fuller's land, despite Fuller forbidding him to do so in front of two witnesses. Thomas then sold some of this land. In 1785, the General Court passed measures…

GLC02437.04118

February 8, 1792

Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Provides information on the Committee's decisions regarding the settlement of the "ten Proprietors" on Knox's Waldo patent lands in Maine. Updates Knox on financial deals the Committee is making about the purchase of land.

GLC02437.05314