13 October 1783

Wright, J., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note of receipt on the verso signed by William Burrows.

GLC02437.02648

14 October 1783

Egleston, Azariah, 1757-1822

Autograph document signed

Title: [Return of clothing for the first regiment of Massachusetts]

Lists number of men with articles of clothing and amounts. Countersigned by J. Pettingill, most likely Major Joseph Pettengill.

GLC02437.02650

1788

Manuscript document

Title: List of subscribers to land in Warren 1788

Later description of previous document, GLC02437.09211.

GLC02437.09212

September 1783

Barber, William, fl. 1783-1784

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Abstract]

Musters of the northern army for the month of September. Includes a chart of the soldiers listed according to regiment and corp, rank, and time of service.

GLC02437.10536

circa 1784-1817

Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817

Manuscript document

Title: [Memo]

Memo discussing Samuel Waldo's estate.

GLC02437.09919

circa 17 December 1786-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph note signed

Title: [Note]

Discusses a mortgage. Year of creation unknown.

GLC02437.09926

circa 1784-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Arguments]

Arguments relating to a contract between the commonwealth, most likely Massachusetts, and proprietors of a particular plot of land. Likely related to Knox's land dealings in Maine.

GLC02437.09938

1783

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

Lists the officers of the invalid regiment who had accepted provisions at West Point, New York by name. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.09944

circa 1789-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Suggestions]

Writes suggestions for Hannah Harwood, Lucy Knox's sister, in claiming their rights to the Waldo patent.

GLC02437.09958

circa 1783-1820

Manuscript document

Title: [Estate of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo, deceased]

Discusses the estate of the late Samuel Waldo.

GLC02437.09959

circa 1784-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Notes]

Notes regarding a land patent.

GLC02437.09996

circa 1783-1784

Manuscript document

Title: Estimate of sundry bonds & notes due to the late Francis Waldo

Contains an account of monies due Francis Waldo upon his death. Entries range from 7 July 1774-14 October 1783.

GLC02437.09091

circa 1783-1788

Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817

Manuscript document

Title: [Hichborn's opinion]

Document written in question-and-answer format about financial matters relating to the estate of the recently-deceased Thomas Flucker. Docket attributes authorship of the answers to Benjamin Hichborn, but no author is listed for the questions. One question suggests that the author is an agent or executor for the estate, and therefore may be Henry Knox, Hannah Urquhart Harwood, Knox's sister-in-law, or a third party.

GLC02437.09101

27 April 1784

Waldo, Francis, fl. 1728-1784

Manuscript document

Title: [Report on the Muscongus patent]

A note at the bottom of the document reads, "The above is from Francis Waldo Esq. and enclosed in a letter dated 27 April London, 1784," and signed by Henry Knox. Contains extensive information about the Muscongus patent in Maine, and mentions several players involved with the patent, including Thomas Goldthwait and Hannah Flucker, Knox's mother-in-law.

GLC02437.09104

27 April 1784

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Relative to the Muscongus patent]

No date is listed, but previous research suggested its date is 27 April 1784. Document lists portions of the Muscongus patent, their acreage, and their value.

GLC02437.09105

8 July 1784

Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Committee findings relating to the estate of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo]

Documents findings made by a Massachusetts State Senate Committee regarding rightful ownership and boundaries of certain Maine lands. These lands were apparently being petitioned for by the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo. Signed by Phillips, Wells and Dane as members of the General Court, and by Samuel Adams as President. Marked as a certified true copy.

GLC02437.09106

23 July 1784

Flucker, Hannah, 1726-1785

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Will of Hannah Flucker]

One signature was clipped, most likely that of Hannah Flucker. Document contains the will of Hannah Fluccker. Signed by Jonathan Jackson and William Smith as witnesses.

GLC02437.09107

24 July 1784-3 August 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Francis Waldo

Contains two letters. The first, written on 24th July 1784, discusses land arrangements regarding the estate of Thomas and Hannah Flucker. The second letter, written as an addendum to the first on 3 August, seems to continue on this topic.

GLC02437.09108

circa 1784

Manuscript document

Title: [Memorial of Hannah Flucker]

Date of 1784 added later in pencil. Addressed to the "Commissioners Appointed by Act of Parliament for enquiring into the Losses & Services of the American Loyalists." Discusses the lands and properties to which she is entitled as heir to her father Brigadier General Samuel Waldo, as well as her brother Samuel Waldo. Outlines the history of the Waldo patent, beginning with King Charles the First granting the Muscongus patent to the Council of Plymouth. Enumerates the acreage and value of lands to which Hannah Flucker has a claim.

GLC02437.09112

1784

Waldo, Francis, fl. 1728-1784

Manuscript document

Title: [Pertains to the Muscongus patent]

Date added later in pencil. Author noted, apparently in the hand of Henry Knox, as Francis Waldo. Contains information on the Muscongus patent, its history of ownership, and its boundaries. Also contains an account of the value of the lands.

GLC02437.09113

2 March 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Patrick Peeples

Writes that he has heard Peeples is planning to set up a saw mill at St. George's Falls. Declares that though he tries to accommode all residents of the area, he must forbid construction of the mill. Provides his reasons as well as other options Peeples might consider.

GLC02437.09117

3 March 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Note regarding money owed by Mason Wheaton to the estate of Thomas Flucker]

No signature on the document, but signature of Henry Knox in the docket; both appear to be written in the same hand. Apparently certifies that Mason Wheaton will pay the estate of the late Thomas Flucker a particular sum of money owed to the estate.

GLC02437.09120

18 March 1785-2 April 1785

Lermond, William, fl. 1785

Autograph letter signed

Title: Copy of a letter for the town of Bristole, from Colo Jones Represenatative

The first part, dated 18 March 1785 in Boston, discusses the state Senate's recent rulings regarding the boundaries of the Waldo patent and subsequent petitions asking for different boundaries to be considered. The second part, dated 2 April 1785 in Warren, Maine, declares that the first part is a copy written by a Colonel Jones, Representative of the town of Bristole, and it is signed by William Lermond.

GLC02437.09121

16 May 1785

Thomas, Waterman, fl. 1785-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Waldoborough petition]

Petition to the Senate and House of Representatives of Massachusetts regarding settlement of the Waldo patent by German immigrants, who were promised territory by Brigadier General Samuel Waldo. Mentions how the French & Indian War disrupted settlement. Request that their promised lands be given to them.

GLC02437.09125

16 May 1785-23 June 1794

Thomas, Waterman, fl. 1785-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Waldoborough petition]

Copy of GLC02437.09125. Contains additional content from 23 June 1794, which creates a committee to view Waldoborough and address the complaints of the inhabitants. Signed by Edward H. Robbins as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Signed and authorized as a true copy by Samuel Cooper, as clerk of the Senate.

GLC02437.09126