5 November 1796

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to Abiel Wood

Written from Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine. Unsigned, but content and docket suggest the author is Henry Knox. Asks Wood a question regarding vessels sailing to and from his region, on behalf of a business acquaintance in Philadelphia.

GLC02437.06866

28 June 1797

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Wetmore

Discusses financial business. First paragraph is struck.

GLC02437.06996

15 July 1797

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to William Wetmore

Discusses business regarding a note.

GLC02437.07003

1 March 1798

Wheaton, Mason, fl. 1784-1798

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Asks Knox for a barrel of pork and states that he will give compensation and asks about the possibility of the renewal of his commission.

GLC02437.07095

18 October 1800

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander White

Knox informs White that Knox has received from Nathan Dane, John Sprague, and Enoch Titcomb "commissioners of the legislature to whom were referred the terms on which certain settlers within the Waldo Patent were to be quieted each in one hundred acres of land." White will be "entitled to a deed of your lot in New-Canaan" if White pays Knox the $85 with interest that he owes Knox.

GLC02437.07473

27 February 1801

Wetmore, William, 1749-1830

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Appears to be seeking an office in Maine. Requests Knox writes to [Thomas?] Jefferson informing him of Wetmore's desire to be appointed.

GLC02437.07508

20 June 1804

Whitcomb, Amelia, fl. 1804

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that she and her family live on a farm in the Waldo patent, and may have to move. Pleads that they be allowed to stay, and hopes Knox will "shew lenity to my unfortunate Husband whose natural diffidence will prevent his pleading his own Case." Adds that the only thing she can do is plead for the welfare of her family, and hopes that Knox, as well as his wife, will take mercy on them.

GLC02437.07863

circa 1771-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Memorandum]

List of items, including books on geography, grammar, electricity, Pilgrim's Progress, copy books, Aesop's fables, and others.

GLC02437.08262

7 September 1771-20 March 1772

Russell, Ezekiel, 1743-1796

Manuscript document

Title: [Account with Henry Knox]

Lists transactions with Henry Knox by date, ranging from 7 September 1771 to 20 March 1772.

GLC02437.08263

18 October 1770

Stanton, John, fl. 1770

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipts]

Lists receipts for money.

GLC02437.08268

January 15, 1772

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Bills of goods]

Bill for a shipment of what seems to be books going to Boston, covering a variety of subjects.

GLC02437.08271

20 November 1771

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Note]

Note of exchange for Henry Knox for the amount of £100 sterling.

GLC02437.08272

circa 1776-1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Miscellaneous bills]

List of items and their costs in pounds. Items include dinners (with separate costs listed for children and servants), spirits, horses and hay and also children. Docket, in the hand of Henry Knox's aide Samuel Shaw, "Ringwood Paid."

GLC02437.08273

circa 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Memoranda]

Discusses a bill due, including town taxes, and includes a list of names with a monetary value next to them on the verso.

GLC02437.08277

December 26, 1777-January 22, 1778

Knox, William, 1756-1795

Autograph document signed

Title: [Journal]

Diary covers a variety of subjects, listed by date, including a report of General William Smallwood's capture of a British brig in Wilmington Delaware, local observations (including Moravian customs), the amount of snowfall, merchant shops, dining with Clinton, etc. Includes travels through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. Prior to setting out on this journey, William had been staying with his brother Henry Knox at the Valley Forge encampment. Year inferred from content.

GLC02437.08279

13-20 June 1772

Bliss, Theodore, fl. 1772-1790

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipts]

Three receipts. The first dated 13 June from Theodore Bliss. The second dated 17 June from Samuel Clarke, and the last dated 20 June from Joseph Hood, all of Henry Knox for varying amounts of money.

GLC02437.08289

15 June 1772

Edes & Gill, fl. 1772

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

List of transactions between Henry Knox and the firm Eades & Gill dating from 29 July 1771-15 June 1772. Items include books, printing letters and paper.

GLC02437.08293

16 September 1772

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice of goods]

List of books on a variety of subjects sent from London to Boston. Items also include pamphlets on criminal law and arts and science. Noted as a copy in the docket.

GLC02437.08294

1795

Wales & Beale, fl. 1795-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Estimate]

Estimate of Henry Knox's account with the firm Wales & Beale. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08296

19 October 1772

Fowle, Daniel, 1715-1787

Autograph note signed

Title: [Memorandum]

Note to pay John Lowell £20. Written as received on behalf of Lowell by Thomas Flucker on the verso and signed by Leonard Jarvis.

GLC02437.08297

circa 1750-1820

Manuscript document

Title: [Memoranda]

Memoranda relating to land and payments.

GLC02437.08299

1772

Manuscript document

Title: [Memoranda]

List of stationery and their prices. Includes items such as paper, quills and sealing wax. Date previously inferred, written in blue.

GLC02437.08303

7-18 November 1772

Lowell, John, 1743-1802

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipts]

Two receipts. The first is dated 7 November and signed by John Lowell. The second is dated 18 November and signed by Benjamin Callender. Both are regarding money Henry Knox has sent them. Also includes a signature of a John Oliver [Johnnot ?].

GLC02437.08304

April 1772

Henderson, Benjamin, fl. 1769-1772

Document signed

Title: [Tax bill]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Tax bill for Henry Knox indicating how much he owes to the state.

GLC02437.08305

22 April 1771-31 December 1772

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

List of transactions between Henry Knox and Thomas Longman dating from 22 April 1771 to 31 December 1772.

GLC02437.08306