February 3, 1805

Wait, Thomas Baker, 1762-1830

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Asks Knox if he will help his friend Stephen Chase, a law student, who is publishing an edition of "Sullivan's Lectures on the Feudal Law." Wait wonders if he could help Chase in "procuring a few great names," such as President [John] Adams and Governor [Caleb] Strong, in addition to Knox himself (perhaps for interviews for the book). Adds that Wait and a Mr. Hopkins are publishing the book with Chase, and if it is successful, there may be more books to be published, and Wait will be able to overcome financial hardship.

GLC02437.07905

19 February 1805

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: [Agreement of payment]

Unsigned, and written in the third person, but in Knox's hand. Agrees to provide certain land to the "ten proprietors," at a particular price. Directed to Mr. Henry Fields of Merrimack.

GLC02437.07914

11 March 1805

Selfridge, Thomas, fl. 1783-1805

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

The authors, writing on behalf of the Charitable Irish Society, have found that Knox is a member of that institution. Write to inquire as to whether he would like to continue his membership. Also, they invite him to the "celebration of the anniversary of St. Patrick's Festival."

GLC02437.07923

28 March 1805

Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Apologizes for not writing sooner, but declares that he knew his sister had written to her about their voyage, and he did not have anything to add. Mentions his and his wife, Eliza's, pleasure to be back at home. Discusses the oncoming spring weather and how it is helping business prospects, specifically regarding his father's lime business, which he works on as well. Describes his household servants. Also discusses the strength of the "jacobins" of Thomaston and the weakness of the Federalists there.

GLC02437.07924

16 April 1805

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Pertains to peach and cherry trees]

Describes in detail the planting of peach and cherry trees, possibly on his estate.

GLC02437.07932

23 April 1805

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Pertains to money delivered to R[ufus]G. Amory]

Discusses repayment of a debt made to R.G. Amory and his associates.

GLC02437.07933

1 June 1805

Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Flucker Knox Thatcher

Discusses family news with her daughter, Lucy, such as her son Henry Jackson Knox's upcoming departure on a trip and her other daughter Caroline's recent illness.

GLC02437.07936

10 June 1805-1 August 1806

Cushing, Charles, fl. 1805

Printed document signed

Title: [Judgment against Henry Jackson in favor of George Storer]

Partially printed. Judgment in favor of George Storer of Boston, and against Henry Jackson. Signed by Charles Cushing, as Clerk. Note on verso signed by George Storer acknowledging receipt of the funds in full on 1 August 1806.

GLC02437.07942

10 June 1805-1 August 1806

Cushing, Charles, fl. 1805

Printed document signed

Title: [Judgment against Henry Knox in favor of George Storer]

Partially printed. Judgment in favor of George Storer of Boston, and against Henry Knox. Signed by Charles Cushing, as Clerk. Note on verso signed by George Storer acknowledging receipt of the funds in full on 1 August 1806.

GLC02437.07943

27 June 1805

Storer, George, fl. 1803-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Receipt stating he accepted from Knox a sum of money on behalf of the firm of Wales & Beale.

GLC02437.07947

10 June 1805-1 November 1805

Storer, George, fl. 1803-1806

Autograph letter

Title: [Account information]

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is George Storer. Information regarding financial transactions between Storer, Henry Knox, and the firm of Wales & Beale.

GLC02437.07948

4 July 1805

Ulmer, George, 1756-1825

Manuscript document

Title: Copy of information respecting the Insurrection on the 4th of July 1805

Marked "copy." Relates the experiences of George Ulmer, one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in Ducktrap, Maine, on 4 July 1805. Received a report that five hundred armed men were assembled in the Davistown area to march to Castine and rescue two prisoners. Discusses his attempts to gather information about the revolt, and the people he found involved. Also relates threats against his life for being a spy.

GLC02437.07952

15 November 1802

Homer, Benjamin, fl. 1802

Printed document signed

Title: [Insurance policy for the passage of thirty-eight horses from Maine to Antigua]

Titled "policy of assurance." Partially printed. Contains the signatures of Homer and six other insurers and their corresponding sums at the bottom of the page. Insures passage of the horses aboard the schooner Harmon from St. George, Maine, to Antigua. Issued by Abraham Touro's office.

GLC02437.10347

11 June 1886

Tibbits, A. W., fl. 1884-1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland

Letter addressed "Dear Friend and Brother." Reports on the unsuccessful struggle to save a colt. Says he's been traveling a lot, "...had to drive 56 miles over such hills as you can't boast of in your county..."

GLC03523.10.203

27 August 1886

Woodburn, T.C., fl. 1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland

Reports that a claim for Bounty under Act 66 is barred by limitation. Says no further action on the claim can take place until limitation is removed. Letterhead reads U.S. Claim and Pension Attorney.

GLC03523.10.204

2 November 1886

Coleman, George W., fl. 1857-1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland

Letter addressed "Dear Cousin." Informs he has been transferred to the "South Kansas Conference." Inquires about the cost of a train ticket. Says wife and children will not move with him initially, but may follow later. Asks about people's health. Letterhead has emblem "Grand Division Sons of Temperance of Tennessee."

GLC03523.10.205

2 August 1890

Ovus, George M., fl. 1890

Printed document

Title: Declaration for Invalid Pension

Soldier's application for pension due to chronic illness as a result of war injuries. Appoints Joseph M. Maitland as his attorney to prosecute his claim. Signed by E. B. [Cundiff] and S.M. Woods as witnesses and a Mr. Ellis from Com[mon] Pleas Court (first name illegible).

GLC03523.10.207

19 May 1890

Maitland, Joseph M., 1836-1918

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George E. Lemon

Writes to attorney George E. Lemon to discuss legal fees associated with Nellie C. Maitland's minor pension claim. Written on stationery from the Clerk's Office, Champaign County. Docket notes that this letter is a copy.

GLC03523.10.209

9 August 1890

Coleman, Daniel, fl. 1884-1890

Printed document signed

Title: Declaration for Invalid Pension

Claims he is partially unable to earn a living due to "sciatic rheumatism." Appoints Joseph M. Maitland as his attorney to prosecute his claim. Signed by H.C. Moyer and A.L. Alford as witnesses, as well as E. W. Crum as notary public.

GLC03523.10.210

February 6, 1818

Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Writes first to report on Knox's daughter (in law) Eliza's travels to and from Boston, and correspondence related to her (Eliza married Lucy's son Henry Jackson Knox). Next, discusses President [John] Adams's recent preoccupation with the idea of an American Navy. Adams believes that when he was Vice President under Washington, they discussed the establishment of a Navy; [Thomas] Jefferson and [Henry] Knox supported the idea, but [Alexander] Hamilton and the Attorney General did not. Writes that President Adams would like…

GLC02437.08066

circa 11 August 1790

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Manuscript document

Title: [Draft of address to the U.S. Senate]

A complete draft, in the hand of Henry Knox, and with the addition of the word "Senate" in the hand of Alexander Hamilton, of Washington's August 11, 1790 address to the Senate regarding the Treaty with the Creeks.

GLC02437.08080

16 May 1793

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: to George Washington [incomplete]

Letterpress copy. Opinions of governmental heads related to Genet's use of privateers manned and equipped by American citizens to capture British prizes and bring them into U.S. ports. Discussing whether British prizes taken by French privateers manned by Americans should be delivered to the British Minister: "The Secretary of State and the Attorney General were against the restoration and the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of War were for it." Notes that the privateers were commissioned in Charleston, South Carolina by French Minister Edmond Charles Genet (referred to here as…

GLC02437.10355

1790-1791

Nourse, Joseph, 1754-1841

Manuscript document

Title: [Various documents related to Arthur St. Clair's 1791 Western expedition]

Copies of documents written by various persons related to Arthur St. Clair's failed 1791 Western expedition. Pages 1-5 contain the copy of a report written 10 January 1793 by Joseph Nourse, Register of the Treasury. Discusses the enlistment of levies and the debts and rations owed to officers who participated in the "March of the Army from Fort Washington into the Indian Country." Pages 6-7 contain letters from General Arthur St. Clair and Josiah Harmar to Henry Knox, Secretary of War. Page 6 contains a preface to the correspondence: "The report states the delay of furnishing the…

GLC02437.10357

21 May 1792

Fleming, George, 1748-1822

Manuscript document

Title: [Copies of documents related to Arthur St. Clair's 1791 Western expedition]

Pages one and two consist of a letter written by Fleming to Henry Knox 21 May from West Point. Defends his management of stores sent from West Point (a Congressional report recently cited mismanagement of the quartermaster and military stores departments as the main reason for the failure of St. Clair's Western expedition). Contains John Stagg's 14 January 1793 verification of Fleming's letter and an oath related to the same matter. Page 3 contains an "Abstract of the militia in the service of the United States on the frontiers of the State of Pennsylvania... May 1791" and an "Abstract of…

GLC02437.10358

1830

Stone, W. J., fl. 1830

Map

Title: [Map of Northern Maine]

Map of northern Maine and adjacent British Provinces. Includes Great Britain's claims. Boundary lines between the United States, Great Britain, and the arbiter are color coded. Noted, "Reduced from the official Map A with latest surveys by S.L. Dashiell Washington 1830."

GLC02437.10609