Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de, ?-1811 [Correspondence and document dealing with land speculation]

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GLC#
GLC02437.05681-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
31 October - 4 November 1792
Author/Creator
Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de, ?-1811
Title
[Correspondence and document dealing with land speculation]
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
6 p. : Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 18.8 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Contains seven sections. The first section was written in Boston, on 31 October, to Henry Jackson from Jean-Baptiste de la Roche and Rosalie Bacler de Leval. They received correspondence from settlers who have threatened to leave the colony at Frenchman's Bay, Maine. They request land titles from Jackson, so that they can comply with the "just demand of [the] settlers." The second section, from Jackson to de Leval and de la Roche, was written in Boston, 1 November. Says it is impossible for him to ascertain the quantity of acres, which is necessary information for the deed, so he will immediately request a survey of the land. The third part is a memorandum by Jackson stating that de la Roche and de Leval went to a notary to protest his refusal to answer their request for surveys and deeds, so he asked the advice of Joseph Hall, a lawyer. Hall's advice is included as the fourth section of this document (dated 3 November from Boston). The fifth part, dated 3 November, is a statement saying that Jackson "has already assigned to Mr. De la Roche & Madame De laval a sufficient reason in his letters ... for not delivering the Deeds in question, a survey of the Lands not having yet taken place ..." The sixth section, dated 4 November, is a note from de la Roche asking for more information from Jackson. The last part, signed "Compliments to Genl Jackson," asking him again for information, noting that the situation becomes more dangerous every day.

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