28 June 1774

Peirce, Isaac, 1722-1811

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

Bill or receipt stating that Henry Knox bought a set of cups and saucers from Joseph Peirce. Includes a signed note of receipt by Isaac Peirce.

GLC02437.08360

1783-1815

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Jane Durham's bill owed to Henry Knox]

Durham owed £3.7.6. Top half in Knox's hand. Durham signed the bottom of the bill stating she "Recd. the Contents."

GLC02437.08363

8 July 1774

Patten, John, fl. 1757-1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: [John Patten's bill owed to Henry Knox]

Patten bought £4 worth of goods from Knox. These items include hooks, a spit, tongs, a shovel, a piece of chain, and fixing jack. Signed by Patten stating he "Red the Contents."

GLC02437.08364

circa 1794

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Memoranda of payments]

Notes payments to various individuals, including $30 to Joseph Peirce. This appears to be for payments connected to the building of his house in Maine as two payments are for a bricklayer and a gardener. The total payout was $205. Not dated. Date inferred from other documents concerning the building of Knox's house in Maine.

GLC02437.08365

29 July 1774

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Autograph document

Title: [Invoice of goods shipped to Henry Knox by Thomas Longman]

Marked "Copy" on docket. List of books Longman shipped to Knox. It was shipped in 5 packages. The shipment also included chapbooks, plays, and monthly reviews. The cost of trunks, cases, shipping, and insurance is included. The total came to £238.8.6 1/2. Gives a short list of books out of print or unavailable in England.

GLC02437.08367

27 September 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mason Wheaton

Had planned to visit Wheaton at St. George's to discuss the Waldo patent, especially those belonging to the late Mr. [Thomas] Flucker. Explains why he was unable to visit him in person. Asks for information about the value of the Waldo patent lands.

GLC02437.09111

19 August 1785

Wetmore, William, 1749-1830

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Assumes that Knox has already received the resolution of the General Court regarding the Waldo patent, and asks whether Knox plans to follow its instructions. Seems to think that they should comply, and outlines some of the financial difficulties they may face for doing so.

GLC02437.09131

23 November 1785

Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses his concerns about the Waldo patent lands, particularly that Mr. [William] Wetmore's claims have gone unattended for a long time. Considers Mr. Francis Waldo's portion of the lands, as well as the failing lime business.

GLC02437.09142

20 March 1786

Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that he has recently discussed their concerns related to the Waldo patent with Mr. [Edward] Robbins. Relates suggestions as to how best to handle the concerns. Reports that they have even looked at legal records, such as deeds, pertaining to the matter.

GLC02437.09145

15 April 1786

Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that he and the rest of the family are upset by the "melancholy information" Knox related in a previous letter (this may refer to the death of Hannah Flucker, or "our Aunt Flucker," as he refers to her, in 1785). Discusses his upcoming business travels and difficulties related to the lime business. Mentions legal and financial issues relating to the Waldo patent lands, and explains that a Mr. Stone has been hired to conduct a survey of a portion of the lands.

GLC02437.09150

15 October 1788

Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Appears to discuss various accounts possibly concerning land. Also mentions the late Mrs. [Hannah] Flucker's lands that were sold for taxes was done illegally.

GLC02437.09203

22 April 1771

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including Classical Literature, grammar books, medicine and the sciences.

GLC02437.10366

12 October 1771

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including lectures, biographies, and poetry.

GLC02437.10368

3-28 February 1772

Wright, & Gill, fl. 1753-1798

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Invoices]

Invoices of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of various types of stationery, instruments, printing materials, scales, and others. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.10369

10 February 1772

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including literature and novels, guide books, periodicals and poetry.

GLC02437.10371

10 April 1772

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including cookbooks, novels, sermons and travel.

GLC02437.10373

18 July 1772

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including the sermons, dictionaries, the sciences, medicine and others. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.10376

10 March 1774

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including government, sermons, law and others. Date from docket.

GLC02437.10380

19 May 1773

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including geography, song books, biographies, and others.

GLC02437.10381

9 June 1773

Hopkins, David, fl. 1773

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including novels, law, Classical literature, and others. Noted as written in Newport, state unknown.

GLC02437.10382

13 June 1773

Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780

Document signed

Title: [Appointment of Henry Knox]

Countersigned by John Cotton as deputy secretary of the province. Thomas Hutchinson's signature is noted as being a copy. Partially printed document with additional information written in by hand. Appoints Henry Knox to be Lieutenant of the Grenadier Company in Boston, Massachusetts. Verso includes an attestation that Knox took the required oaths. A portion of the document has been clipped causing text loss.

GLC02437.10653

March 5, 1788

Webber, James, fl. 1783-1797

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

James congratulates Henry on the birth of another child (George Washington Knox, who was born in December 1787). He transmits a bill of lading. He asks Knox to urge Mr. [Samuel] Ogden to settle his bill with Webber. Comments on the Russo-Turkish War, noting that matters are settled between Britain and France, but as the "Emperor has join'd Russia, and declared War against ye Turks - it is feared that ... other powers will be involv'd, and England not escape" the hostilities. Reports that trade has largely been at a standstill, except during the past two months, during which time large…

GLC02437.03816

17 October 1783

Wengierski, Thomas Cajetan, 1755-1787

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Thanks Knox (for showing him West Point). Asks Knox for a copy of the map of West Point for a journal he is writing.

GLC02437.02673

18 October 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Report regarding Lieutenant Wells as the new commander at New Windsor, New York]

Reports that a Lieutenant Wells, "commanding the detachment at Newburgh, will return to this post with his party, excepting a Corporal and Six men, who he will order to New Windsor to take charge of the public wood at that place." Retained copy prepared for Knox's files, copied out and signed for him by his aide-de-camp John Lillie.

GLC02437.02681

20 October 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Cajetan Wengierski

Replies to Wengierski's request for a map of West Point. States that he is unable to provide the map for security reasons, especially since the war with Britain had just ended. See GLC02437.02673 for Wengierski's request.

GLC02437.02692