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October-November 1792
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Report] [incomplete]
Discusses tension between the Cherokee Indians and the settlers. Letterpress copy. Ink is very faded, making it difficult to read.
GLC02437.10364
circa 1787-1806
[Fragment]
Fragment of a larger document discussing a payment involving "Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson, Mr. Vaughan," and "D Cou[l]teaux," as well as an order of claret for Jefferson.
GLC02437.10365
28 August 1771
Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797
[List]
List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including Bibles, grammar and spelling books, and dictionaries.
GLC02437.10367
3 February - 7 March 1772
Wright, & Gill, fl. 1753-1798
[Invoices]
Invoices of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of various types of stationery, sealing wax, brushes, toys, telescopes, chests, and others.
GLC02437.10370
4 February 1772
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783
[Account]
Lists transactions between Francis Waldo and Thomas Flucker, with dates from 23 October 1771 to 4 February 1772.
GLC02437.10372
10 April 1772
List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including the sciences, essays, commentaries and travel diaries.
GLC02437.10374
1790
List of names and how much each person owes. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.10375
18 July 1772
Appears to be the original of GLC02437.10376. List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including the sermons, dictionaries, the sciences, medicine and others.
GLC02437.10377
15 February 1773
List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including travel diaries, Classic literature, philosophy and others.
GLC02437.10378
10 March 1774
[Invoice]
List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including medicine, sermons, Classical literature, and others.
GLC02437.10384
List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics including, poetry, novels, dictionaries, and others.
GLC02437.10385
19 January 1779
Procter & Lowell, fl. 1779
List of items bought at auction, including combs, buttons, locks, cloth, hats, ribbons and various other items.
GLC02437.10388
18 October 1806
Marston, John, fl. 1806-1826
List of transactions between Henry Knox and John Marston by date, from 20 September to 18 October 1806.
GLC02437.10403
1806
[Inventory]
List of household furniture by room. Items include chairs, settees, looking glasses, beds and others. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.10404
17 June 1807
Copeland, Moses, fl. 1786-1807
List of the real estate and personal effects of the late Henry Knox. Items include land plots, their acreage, to whom mortgaged (Artemas Ward, for one), and everything on them. Household effects, listed in detail room-by-room, include furniture...
GLC02437.10405
1727-1728
Waldo, Jonathon, 1669-1731
[Deed between Jonathan and Samuel Waldo related to the Muscongus Patent]
Signed by Jonathan Waldo, father of Samuel Waldo. Grants Samuel his "right, share and interests in all that tract of land situate lying and being in the Eastern parts of New England containing by estimation ten leagues from a certain place commonly...
GLC02437.10406
8 December 1729
Dumaresq, Phillip, fl. 1729-1738
[Deed between Dumaresq and Thomas Fitch]
Captain Dumaresq acknowledges receipt of £500 from Fritch for a house and tract of land. Cosigned by Phillip's wife Susanna. Countersigned by Samuel Tyby and Gabriel [LeBlond?], witnesses. Samuel Sewall, Jr., justice of the peace, signs a note at...
GLC02437.10407
18 February 1747
Henderson, Thomas, fl. 1747
[Thomas Henderson's declaration regarding a settlement in the Eastern part of Massachusetts Bay]
Henderson attests that he became a settler on the Eastern part of Massachusetts Bay in 1728. Took up a lot of land on St. George's, a colony of which Colonel [Samuel] Waldo was the proprietor, in 1735. Moved to Lincoln (present-day Maine) in 1736...
GLC02437.10409
28 June 1748
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759
to William Shirley
General Waldo writes to Shirley, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Objects to sending Shirley pay vouchers signed by captains serving under him. Hopes to be able to pay his men directly, and presumably to keep the records.
GLC02437.10412
22 April 1749
Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777
[Certificate]
Certifies that all of the signers were present at a court hearing which found Samuel Waldo "guilty of Injustice, unfaithfullness [sic] in his Trust, Fraud & Cruelty in refusing to make due Payments to [diverted ?] Persons..." Also mentions William...
GLC02437.10413
24 April 1749
to Christopher Kilby
Discusses a court case regarding disputes over land and land administration, where the author is the defendant. Possibly written by Samuel Waldo.
GLC02437.10414
5 April 1763
Bollan, William, fl. 1750-1763
[Estate report]
Discusses land proprietorship and related business. Noted as a copy.
GLC02437.10416
circa 1776-1795
Articles of the Sun-Fire-Society, instituted at Boston 8th May 1765
Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Lists the rules and regulations of the society, a volunteer fire company, as well as the names of the members, their address (street names only) as well as their places of...
GLC02437.10417
4 October 1787
Hunt, William, fl. 1785-1792
[Receipt]
Receipt of money for land William Hunt sold to James Sullivan. Signed by Edmund Quincy and James Perkins as witnesses.
GLC02437.10418
10 September 1788
[Notes]
Notes regarding a meeting of the inhabitants of the land around the St. Georges River discussing the estate of the late Brigadier General Samuel Waldo. Signed by Samuel Watt, Andrew Robinson, Enoch Ripley and many others.
GLC02437.10419
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