Collection Search

Receipt of wheat from Johanas van Duesen for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04661

Receipt of wheat from Baurent Pister for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04662

Receipt of wheat from Adam Kings for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04663

Receipt of wheat from William Link for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04664

Receipt of wheat from George Kallerhouse for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04665

Receipt of wheat from Peter Pulfer for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04666

Receipt of wheat from James Karl for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04667

Receipt of wheat from William Wafer for rent due Walter, Robert, John, & Henry Livingston

GLC03107.04668

to Mason Wheaton

Knox had been in correspondence with Wheaton, who was handling matters related to the division of the Waldo Patent among Samuel Waldo's heirs. Encourages Colonel Wheaton to "come up to this place as soon as possible, that we may finally agree upon...

GLC02437.03077

to Mason Wheaton

Writes that the bearer, Captain Thomas Vose, has arranged with Knox to occupy and apparently rent farmland belonging to Knox. Asks Wheaton to deliver him to the territory at a time he and Vose can agree upon.

GLC02437.04082

William Duers receipt for stock of the United States 28th April 1791

Lists stocks received of Henry Knox on 26 April 1791 transferred to Messrs Le Roy and Bayard. Title from docket.

GLC02437.04930

[Land purchase instructions for Henry Jackson and other agents]

Document is apparently written in Duer's hand and signed by both Knox and Duer. Docket is in Knox's hand. Document provides instructions to their agents for the purchase of a tract of land in Maine. Docket suggests General Henry Jackson was one of...

GLC02437.04970

[Notes on his accounts with William Duer]

Chronicles financial transactions between Henry Knox and William Duer from December 1791 to mid-February 1792. Information on page 2 indicates that a Francis Ingraham is willing to "take up Mr. Duer's note."

GLC02437.05322

to Henry Knox

Money order to pay fifty dollars to a Peter Hasenfrats.

GLC02437.05455

[Indenture between Henry Knox and William Duer]

An important land transaction of Knox's involving more than one million acres of land. Agreement of indenture between Henry Knox and William Duer. Signed by Richard Harrison and [Benjamin] Walker. Henry Knox signature has been crossed out.

GLC02437.05492

[Obligation between Henry Knox, Samuel Ogden and William Duer]

Knox signs with his initials. Outlines a financial transaction between Knox, Ogden and Duer regarding their purchase of townships (in Maine).

GLC02437.05495

[Obligation between Henry Knox, Samuel Ogden and William Duer]

Copy of GLC02437.05495. Includes a note written and signed by William Duer authorizing delivery of "the deed within mentioned to Benjamin Walker in his own name." On page two, contains a note written and signed by Benjamin Walker authorizing...

GLC02437.05496

[Proposition for Henry Knox]

Duer signs in text as "Mr. Duer." Presents a proposal for Knox to relinquish to Duer "his Right in the Pre Emption of Two million acres of land made of the State of Massachusetts of by Henry Jackson and Royal Flint..." Discusses in detail seven...

GLC02437.05524

to Mason Wheaton

Replies to Wheaton's request for money owed him by the late Mr. Flucker, Knox's father-in-law. States that while he would like to help Wheaton, he is only responsible for affairs under his control and refers him to someone in Boston.

GLC02437.05639

For Major [Henry] Jackson: Papers to be obtained from [William] Duer or Col. Walker.

Title taken from docket. Lists various contracts and agreements that Jackson or Walker is suppose to obtain from Duer; most dealing with land agreements.

GLC02437.05748

to the president and directors of the Boston branch of the Bank of the United States

Asks for a discount of an enclosed note (not included).

GLC02437.06512

[Formal request]

Requests Henry Knox to send in a plan for a plantation and mentions submitting resolves to the office of the commonwealth of Massachusetts.

GLC02437.06540

to Henry Knox

Signed by several members of the Standing Committee of the 20 Associates. Committee writes to ask Knox for a complete survey of the entirety of their territory. The committee explains the nature of the survey they want, the boundaries of what they...

GLC02437.06803

to Henry Knox

Writes on behalf of 20 associates discussing a possible adjustment in the terms of settlement between Knox and settlers.

GLC02437.07004

to [the Board of the United States Bank]

Expresses concern over his ability to pay back a loan and suggests mortgaging the house of his land agent George Ulmer as collateral.

GLC02437.07194