Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.04765-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1 November 1790
Author/Creator
Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Portland, Maine
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 30.8 cm, Width: 18.4 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Winslow acknowledges receiving Secretary of War Knox's letter written 14 October. Winslow mentions a "controversy between Mrs. Waldo and Us" believing that Knox "had a conviction either of the policy, or propriety of it." Winslow wishes to find employment but is unable to find anything. No doubt Knox will "be ever near the Fountain of Federal business" and Winslow hopes to get a position. Says he has not gone to the [Waldo] patent, as Knox wished, due to the hostile disposition of some inhabitants there and his own "present embarrass'd condition." Discusses Cox's petition, land sales, and other details related to Knox's land. Complains that the property is depreciating, and that local residents regularly take timber from Knox's land.

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