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to Henry Knox

Discusses ordering and transporting spars by boat. "Free" handwritten and stamped on address leaf with no signature.

GLC02437.06834

to Henry Knox

Discusses a business arrangement with Benjamin Joy.

GLC02437.06843

to Tench Francis

Unsigned, but content and docket suggest the author is Henry Knox. Written from Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine. Agrees to provide Francis with shipbuilding supplies, "for the interest of the public." Discusses the logistics of this...

GLC02437.06844

to Tench Francis

Written from Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine. Unsigned, but content and a portion of the handwriting suggest the author is Henry Knox. Discusses a business deal in which Knox is trying to provide Francis with shipbuilding materials...

GLC02437.06865

to Henry Knox

Discusses the possibility of purchasing articles from Knox to be shipped abroad.

GLC02437.06883

to Henry Knox

Forwards Knox a bill as he is going away.

GLC02437.07150

to Thomas Fraser

Discusses a receipt. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.07151

to Moses Gale and/or Moses Higgins

Discusses the production of his limestone. Notes a shipment was returned due to suspicions of the lime being bad. Mentions the reputation of the lime is his greatest concern and requests Gale destroy it. Provides instructions on how to properly...

GLC02437.07642

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox he is leaving for Baltimore, Maryland tomorrow. Says he would be happy to be of service to Knox and speaks highly of Mrs. Lucy Knox and their daughter Lucy Knox.

GLC02437.07721

to John Avery

Recommends Caleb Graffam for the office of Sheriff. Also mentions that his son, Samuel Deane Freeman, would like to live in Oxford county if he can find employment, so he recommends him for the post of Register of Probate. Provides a biography of...

GLC02437.07918

to Henry Knox

Writes to recommend Mr. Ephraim Wood, of Camden, to the Governor and Council, for the position of Coroner in Lincoln County. Believes it clear that they need a coroner, as they do not have one. Also, as he understands the ailing Samuel Jacobs will...

GLC02437.08000

to Henry Knox

Mentions the Marquis de Santa Cruz and the Duque de Almodovar and states that a Mr. Carmichael has probably written to the firm Messrs. Holten & Gerry. Per the closing line, "from Don Diego de gardoqui."

GLC02437.08125

to William Frost

Requesting "an abstract of conveyance reflecting" the Waldo Patent, a large tract of land that belonged to his wife's grandfather. This abstract should contain all transactions relating to the property. Frost was the "Register of deeds for the...

GLC02437.09218

to Henry Knox

Says he will soon respond to Knox's request for information regarding the Waldo Patent, a large tract of land belonging to Knox.

GLC02437.09219

to Henry Jackson

Long statement listing the properties belonging to the late Thomas Flucker, Knox's father in law. Notes lands belonging to Flucker, lands sold off, debts, and other transactions affecting the value of his estate. Pages are bound together with...

GLC02437.09230

to William Frost

Requesting papers pertaining to the life of Samuel Waldo, his correspondence, and the ownership of the Waldo patent. Requesting these documents from the "Register of deeds for the county of York."

GLC02437.09285

to Henry Knox

Explaining why he has not yet sent documents Knox has requested. States it is because there is so much copying work to be done before the documents can be shipped, that it has taken some time. The third page appears to be a postscript, as discusses...

GLC02437.09286

to Horatio Gates

Relates a recent adventure in which he was apparently traveling over a frozen waterway to meet a military board that included Gates. On the way, the ice under his party broke, but through a fortunate turn of events they remained safe. Knox and...

GLC02437.10093

Order for investigation of John Borland & Thomas Steel

The document states that Samuel Vetch is indebted to the Queen for a large sum of money, and has run away against her majesty's wishes. It notes that John Borland and Thomas Steel have corresponded with Vetch, and thus orders that they give over to...

GLC03107.04732

Deed of land to Elisha Williams

The document states the terms of John Pell's and Ezekiel Ashley's sale of land to Elisha Williams. The document is marked as a copy.

GLC03107.04733

Bill of sale of a brigantine to Jonathan Clark

GLC03107.04734

Order for a survey of a plot of land

The document orders the survey of a plot of land granted to John Bissell.

GLC03107.04735

to [?] re: shipping and mercantile services [fragment]

GLC03107.04736

Sale of land to Isaac Sheldon and Timothy Seymour

Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.04737

Bond with Joseph Fennour

GLC03107.04738