26 Febraury 1787

Wilson, Mary Ann, fl. 1787

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt]

Received three months wages from Lucy Knox.

GLC02437.08600

23 May 1799

Dane, Nathan, 1752-1835

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Note of receipt of Henry Knox for $71.06. Also includes a note of receipt signed on the verso by an Eleazer Homer.

GLC02437.08752

10 September 1800

Winchester, Edmund, fl. 1799-1805

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt]

Receipt for Hatevil Libby from Edmund Winchester, relating to freight and shipping. Includes a note of receipt signed by Libby.

GLC02437.08773

4 December 1800

Winchester, Edmund, fl. 1799-1805

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill]

Bill to William Henderson for transporting boards and other building material to from Thomaston, Maine to Boston. Signed by Henderson.

GLC02437.08780

18 December 1800

Winchester, Edmund, fl. 1799-1805

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill]

Bill from Winchester to Gilbert Hall for the transport of boards.

GLC02437.08782

January 27, 1802

Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Note of receipt that Benjamin Daggatt has received $54.12 from Vose. Also includes another note of receipt on the verso written in Henry Knox's hand and signed by Benjamin Daggatt.

GLC02437.08795

1802

Wilson, Benjamin, fl. 1802

Manuscript document

Title: [Bill]

List of transactions between Benjamin Wilson and James Head, mostly relating to rum.

GLC02437.08799

30-31 August 1746

Wilson, James, 1742-1798

Document signed

Title: [Certificate]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Certifies that James Wilson is enlisted in the infantry under Captain John Southack's command, which will be sent to Canada. Also verified, signed and dated by Habijah Sway. Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

GLC02437.08930

16 September 1766

Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777

Manuscript document

Title: [Agreement with Thomas Flucker]

Indicates that Flucker is bound to Winslow for a particular sum, based on previous agreements they had made. Signed by Thomas Flucker and Isaac Winslow, as well as a John [Cotton], perhaps as witness.

GLC02437.09038

26 November 1768

Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783

Document

Title: [Bill of sale to David Winch]

Partially printed. Agreement between the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo and David Winch, in which Winch purchases a tract of land from the heirs. Signed by Samuel Waldo, Francis Waldo, Isaac Winslow, Thomas Flucker and Hannah Flucker. Indicates that Isaac Winslow and Thomas Flucker are acting as attorneys and signed the names of some of the heirs. Also signed by John Dennie and one other party whose signature is illegible. Extensive notes in an unknown hand on verso.

GLC02437.09055

4 June 1773

Wiley, Joseph, fl. 1773

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Deed given to Joseph Wiley and William McFarland]

Declares that Wiley and McFarland purchased a tract of land from the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo in 1765, and explains financial transactions related to the purchase. Signed by Wiley and McFarland, as well as Timothy Paine and William Paine as witnesses.

GLC02437.09084

21 July 1787

Dane, Nathan, 1752-1835

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Provides his opinion on the legal haggling over the boundaries of the Waldo patent lands. Discusses the legal authority of the courts to be involved in the disputes.

GLC02437.09167

31 July 1787

Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Provides information on the members of the Eastern Committee in the Legislature, including General [Rufus] Putnam. Discusses the powers the committee feels it possesses regarding interfering in the Waldo patent land negotiations. Also comments on the financial status of the Flucker estate.

GLC02437.09168

10 February 1788

Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that he and his cousin (likely Isaac Winslow, Sr.) have read Knox's notes regarding the Waldo patent and discussed the claims of Mrs. [possibly Sarah] Waldo (wife of the late Samuel Waldo, Jr.). Provides several notes on the subject, as well as a lengthy quotation from a 1758 letter by Samuel Waldo.

GLC02437.09173

31 May 1789

Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discussing financial issues related to Waldo's patent, a large tract of land owned by Knox that previously belonged to his wife's family. Discusses taxes on the land, the desire of the residents of the patent to have their lands surveyed, and settling financial affairs with various tenants.

GLC02437.09221

30 March 1793

Dane, Nathan, 1752-1835

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Promises to give his attention to a letter he has just received from Knox, regarding "certain conveyances &c" on the Waldo patent.

GLC02437.09241

17 April 1793

Dane, Nathan, 1752-1835

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

A rough draft of a document lisiting various claims on the Waldo patent, relating to Knox's attempts to buy these lands. Has gone over all available documents and notes any possible problems with the deeds, competing claims or lack of proper documentation on the lands Knox wishes to purchase.

GLC02437.09242

1 April 1773

Document

Title: [Statement pertaining to Samuel Waldo's debt to Isaac Winslow]

States that the late Waldo paid his account in full. Contains account specifics on verso.

GLC02437.09479

December 1775-March 1776

Document

Title: [Pay abstract for Captain William Dana's company in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Includes pay for December 1775 and February-March 1776.

GLC02437.09511

6 May 1776

Dana, William, 1745-1809

Document

Title: [Abstract of pay for Captain William Dana's company in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Lists rank and pay for February- April 1776.

GLC02437.09517

8 June 1776

Document

Title: [Pay abstract of Captain William Dana's company in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Includes a list of officers and their corresponding pay in Dana's Company, covering January and February 1776.

GLC02437.09526

June 1776

Perkins, William, 1742-1802

Document

Title: [Pay abstract for Captain Perkins's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]

Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June 1776. Docket indicates Burbeck's company was paid in August 1776.

GLC02437.09531

1 January 1783

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Recommendation for furloughs for David Hall, Robert Matthews, and William Goodrich]

Captain Bushnell recommends the following furloughs: Corporal Hall for forty days, Private Matthews for twenty-five days, and Private Goodrich for eighteen days. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox. Written at Constitution Island

GLC02437.09598

4 May 1793

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathan Dane

Discusses difficulty with "Francis Waldo's proportion." Offers to "co-operate many reasonable measure on the part of the Flucker Family to prevent the Winslows from suffering by the omision of the bond, which I suppose they would have given if required." Asks Nathan Dane to "devise some safe remedy for the evil, if it can be done." Watermarked. Letterpress copy.

GLC02437.10265

28 August 1793

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathan Dane

Asks Dane to give General Jackson any advice concerning a petition to the General Court over land. Also allows him to make any modifications to the petition as he sees fit. Watermarked "Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy.

GLC02437.10278