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A state of Mr. Fluckers affairs

Discusses the Flucker estate, particularly debts. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08123

Remarks on J. Gleasons accounts

Describes how John Gleason performed his duties as a clerk unsatisfactorily and took it upon himself to act as an agent for Knox. Circa date is based on a 1799 reference in the text and Knox's life span.

GLC02437.08124

[Plan of contract]

Plan of a contract proposed to the "United States of America in Congress assembled or any of them separately" for the minting and import from Sweden of copper coins, and the import of cooper sheeting for roofing.

GLC02437.08126

[Opinion on articles] [incomplete]

Discusses his views and opinions about certain articles, especially payments and buildings for land. Appears to be incomplete.

GLC02437.08130

[Minutes of a counter petition] [incomplete]

Discusses settlers.

GLC02437.08131

to Elizabeth

Writes about a village and states that "their awkward attempts to appear what they are not, and never can be is amusing enough. For instance what do you think of Old Squire Gleason enacting the Beau and not only this but apearing [sic] the gallant...

GLC02437.08132

[Draft letter]

Asks for help and advice. Appears to be a draft letter. Written in graphite.

GLC02437.08133

[Fragment]

Describes being sick. Written in graphite.

GLC02437.08134

to unknown

Discusses a debt and other financial matters. Letter has been written over horizontally on the left side of the first page.

GLC02437.08135

[List]

Lists the names of the inhabitants of the people in the St. Georges Plantation and the amount of land they each possess.

GLC02437.08138

[Announcement]

Discusses grain.

GLC02437.08141

[Thoughts on the government]

Discusses his opinion on how the government should govern the territories: "every regulation which can be formed will operate, in the opinion of the unboundily [sic] avaricious as so many acts of tyranny which he has a right to [treat], therefore...

GLC02437.08142

[Resignation]

Resignation of a Captain Freeman, possibly Constant Freeman, from the Army and a request to not receive the "half pay granted by Congress." Appears to be written in Samuel Shaw's hand.

GLC02437.08145

[Posts from Lake Erie to the Ohio]

Discusses the disadvantages to establishing a chain of posts from Lake Erie to the Ohio region. Includes troop calculations on the last page.

GLC02437.08146

[Thoughts on the Army and government] [incomplete]

Discusses how military power should be wielded in a republic. Written on an old address leaf.

GLC02437.08150

[Thoughts on Georgia's right to negotiate with Native Americans] [incomplete]

Discusses issues in Georgia with the Creek Indians. Estimates $1,152,836 as the cost of the campaign, with troops for three years. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08152

[Plan for selling land]

Discusses different methods to sell land.

GLC02437.08153

[Request]

Says he will shortly be able to provide the War Office with "a good general Draft, accompanied with pretty accurate Details of most parts of the Union." Written in the third person and signed in text.

GLC02437.08155

[Articles of agreement] [incomplete ?]

Agreement to form a company after acquiring large tracts of land in Massachusetts. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08157

[A proposal on a principle of finance & oeconomy]

Discusses a transaction involving large quantities of wood, and another involving a "contract for copper coin." Reference to contract with [James] Jarvis used to establish circa date.

GLC02437.08158

[Report on Long Island]

Describes Long Island in Penobscot, most likely for the purposes of either getting people to settle there or to sell the land.

GLC02437.08159

[Thoughts on aging] [incomplete]

Poem or essay on Montpelier (Knox's estate) and the "downhill slope of life." Later docket references "letters left by Mrs. Thatcher by mistake" in 1845.

GLC02437.08160

to [Hannah Flucker Urquhart Harwood]

Recipient inferred from content. Knox's discusses bonds, the Muscongus lands, and Falmouth lands with Harwood, his sister-in-law. Written on thin tissue paper; ink is faded.

GLC02437.10351

to a friend

Discusses supplies. Largely illegible. Written on thin tissue paper; ink is faded.

GLC02437.10352

Indian Expedition & Indian affairs generally

Knox's report as Secretary of War: "Congress were informed in their last Session of the efforts which had been made to accomplish a peace with the hostile Indians north of the Ohio. These having failed it became a duty of the Executive to take such...

GLC02437.10354