Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Griffin

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GLC#
GLC02437.06189-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
30 August 1794
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to William Griffin
Place Written
Sears Island, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Working draft to GLC02437.06190. Discusses the terms on his newly purchased island (Brigadiers Island, now Sears Island, Maine). Notes all the inhabitants, except for a gentleman named Benjamin Carver, have agreed to leave the island within a year's time. Requests Griffin to insure that the inhabitants do not cut more than a acre of wood. Also requests Griffin to care for the land once the inhabitants leave. Asks Griffin to purchase sheep and put it on his account. Notes Griffin will be reasonably compensated. Written from Brigadiers Island, present day Sears Island. Letter is unsigned but appears to be in Knox's handwriting.

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