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20 May 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Considers how expensive it is to be in the lime business, and discusses his financial concerns. Mentions his dealings with the firm of Wales & Beale. Comments on the extent to which he depends on Gleason to act as his agent.

GLC02437.08026

circa 1792

Green, William, fl. 1792

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses financial dealings involving Knox and "Mr. D" (William Duer). Mentions he will begin making payments to the Committee within a month in exchange for "residuary advantages."

GLC02437.09903

12 September 1792

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to William Green

Discusses business transactions dealing with various amounts of money. $20,000 and $5,000 are needed "to complete the payment which will become due in sixty days after the survey shall be notified; and upon the puctuality of which, the validity of the agreement with the state will most materially depend." Goes on to write about further payments which are due and a difficult situation with William Duer concerning a purchase of land. Content suggests Henry Knox as the author and was previously assessed as such. Light water damage as blurred some lines in the lower left corner. Letterpress…

GLC02437.10254

1768/03/04

Ripley, David, fl. 1768

Manuscript document signed

Title: Testimony regarding Benajah Douglas

GLC03107.04760

1768/03/05

Lathrop, Benjamin, fl. 1768

Manuscript document signed

Title: Testimony regarding Benajah Douglas

The three testifiers state that they remember Benajah Douglas to have been a sane and responsible man.

GLC03107.04761

1768/03/07

Abbe, Joshua, fl. 1768

Manuscript document signed

Title: Testimony regarding Asa and Benajah Douglas

Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.04762

1768/03/09

Manuscript

Title: Statement concerning a deceased father's papers

The author of the document states that after his father's death, his brother, Cornelius Dunham, saved the deceased man's papers.

GLC03107.04763

1768/03/09

Lee, Jared, fl. 1768

Autograph document signed

Title: Testimony of Cornelius Dunham

The Justice of the Peace, Jared Lee, recorded Cornelius Dunham's testimony. Cornelius Dunham stated that after his father's death, he saved most of the deceased man's papers, but discarded those that had been damaged and rendered illegible by water.

GLC03107.04764

1768/03/10

Wadham, Noah, fl. 1768

Manuscript document signed

Title: Testimony regarding Asa and Benajah Douglas

Noah Wadham's testimony concerns the rights of Benajah and Asa Douglas to various pieces of property. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.04765

1768/03/25

Douglas, Asa, fl. 1762-1768

Manuscript document signed

Title: Testimony regarding Asa & Benajah Douglas

Asa Douglas, Jr. testified about an occasion on which his father, Asa Douglas, gave cattle to Benajah Douglas. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.04766

1768/03/25

Bunce, Jacob, fl. 1768

Manuscript document signed

Title: Deposition of Jacob Bunce regarding Asa and Benajah Douglas

GLC03107.04767

1768/03/25

Warner, William, fl. 1768

Manuscript document signed

Title: Deposition of William Warner regarding Asa and Benajah Douglas

GLC03107.04768

1768/04/02

Douglas, James, fl. 1768

Autograph document signed

Title: Deposition regarding Asa and Benajah Douglas

James Douglas testified about Asa Douglas's right to a farm, as there is a dispute in the family on this matter.

GLC03107.04769

1768/04/04

Cadey, Ebenezer, fl. 1768

Manuscript document signed

Title: Deposition of Ebenezer Cadey regarding Benajah Douglas

In his deposition, Ebenezer Cadey stated that although he remembered Benajah Douglas to have been a man of strange religious and moral beliefs, he exhibited a sound mind when negotiating business transactions. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.04770

1768/02/24

Tracy, Daniel, fl. 1748-1768

Manuscript document signed

Title: Deposition of Daniel Tracy regarding the lease of a farm from Benajah Douglas

Daniel Tracy stated in his deposition that he leased a farm from Benajah Douglas, and before the lease expired, Asa Douglas made an agreement with Benajah to improve the said farm.

GLC03107.04771

1778/04/24

Forbes, Samuel, fl. 1778

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John V. Borough re: receipt of iron and nails

GLC03107.04772

circa 1763-1783

Manuscript

Title: List of deeds, surveys, patents, etc. pertinent to the Livingston Family (1713-1796)

List of various surveys, patents, deeds, and rent accounts made from the years 1713-1796.

GLC03107.04773

circa 1763-1783

Manuscript

Title: Memo on the conveyance of property among the Seymour and Forbes families

GLC03107.04774

1697/07/02

Wilson, Richard, fl. 1697

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. van Dyck re: property rental

Richard Wilson writes that he has not yet decided how he is going to rent a certain property, but in the meantime states that Mr. van Dyck may share part of it with Mr. Livingston.

GLC03107.04775