Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Isaac Winslow, Samuel Winslow, Samuel Waldo, and George Irving

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GLC#
GLC02437.05828-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 20, 1793
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Isaac Winslow, Samuel Winslow, Samuel Waldo, and George Irving
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
5 p. : docket ; Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Agrees to pay them $25,000 for their interest in the Waldo Patent lands. Believes the sum exceeds the value of the property. Also will buy the islands. Will pay $12,500 by 1 May and the other half a year later. Hopes to be able to negotiate to pay $6,250 in a year and the remaining $6,250 in two years. Wants evidence that the property is not encumbered with debt. Goes into detail about the terms of the purchase. See GLC02437.05777 and GLC02437.05827 for related documents.

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