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1 June 1801
[List of stock at St. Georges]
A list of stock at the farm in St. George, Maine. The list contains the number of horses, sheep, oxen, and so on.
GLC02437.07537
9 June 1801
Seobey, John, fl. 1801
to George Ulmer
Appears to be an official statement of events that took place in the county of Hancock, Maine. An informant reported there was a large gathering of armed men who intended to head to [Cartine?], Maine to release the prisoners. The informant reports...
GLC02437.07542
22 June 1801
McGlathery, William, fl. 1800-1801
[Receipt for highway taxes]
Receipt for highway taxes paid by Henry Knox on the Muscongus patent (also known as the Waldo patent) in the township of Frankfort, Maine for the year 1800.
GLC02437.07549
6 July 1801
to unkown [illegible]
Letter is illegible due to fading. Name and date taken from a note added at a later date.
GLC02437.07557
11 July 1801
Welch, Abraham, fl. 1801
to Esquire Elmore
Noted as a copy. Appears to be discussing an encounter he had with a "hellish gang" and reports on the information he learned. Mentions he was unwillingly "anisiated" [initiated?] this day into the "Diabolical Lodge" by one of the members of that...
GLC02437.07563
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Letter is possibly a copy. The letter is not signed but based on the content it is likely from Knox. Continues to discuss the ongoing conflict with the settlers and the surveyors on the north part of the Waldo patent. Informs Knox of rumors of men...
GLC02437.07564
16 July 1801
Hall, Joseph, 1720-1807
to Henry Knox
Informs Knox he paid $750 and received the release on a note as Knox had instructed. Also mentions they arrested Knox's farrier but ended up releasing him. Discusses the ongoing conflict between the settlers and surveyors on the Waldo patent lands.
GLC02437.07569
22 August 1801
[An affidavit from Henry Knox]
Document is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. An affidavit by Henry Knox concerning a land warrant granted to him for his military services. Appears Knox delivered the warrant to Richard Platt and received a certificate for $1000...
GLC02437.07586
Ulmer, George, 1756-1825
Discusses the progress of the surveying and updates Knox on his schedule. Mentions the committee's presence may help keep the peace with the settlers. Letter is a duplicate of GLC02437.07585.
GLC02437.07588
to Unknown
Discusses the progress of the surveying. Notes Mr. [John?] Gleason and his party will be with [George?] Ulmer on Monday. Also mentions Thomas and Major [Benjamin?] Bracket will be assembling the people on Monday to explain the surveying and to try to...
GLC02437.07589
25 August 1801
[Indenture for land in Hampden, Maine]
Noted as a copy. A detailed indenture between Henry Knox, Benjamin Lincoln, Henry Jackson, and Thomas Lindall Winthrop. The indenture appears to be for two tracts of land in Hampden, Maine sold to Winthrop by Knox, Lincoln, and Jackson. Indenture...
GLC02437.07592
28 August 1801
Whiting, Thurston, 1753-1829.
Appears to be reporting on the activities of the settlers. States "they [the settlers and/or bandits?] act upon system - that they have their spies out - that they occupy certain posts - & keep up a frequent communication between different parties."...
GLC02437.07594
3 September 1801
to unknown
Document is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Discusses a large barn full of various items such as hay and rye. Also discusses a shed adjoining the barn and the total value of the goods. Letter is likely referring to Mr. Joseph...
GLC02437.07603
9 September 1801
Swan, Christiana, fl. 1799-1804
to Lucy Flucker Knox [in French]
Letter is in French. Lucy Flucker Knox is the daughter of Henry and Lucy Knox.
GLC02437.07608
10 September 1801
[A list of insurgents]
Document is not signed but appears to be in Henry Knox's handwriting. A list of names of the insurgents. Relays a conversation between James [Cates] and William Whitney (who is one of the names listed as an insurgent). Appears Whitney was trying to...
GLC02437.07609
16 September 1801
Towle, Simon, fl. 1801-1805
to Captain Hunter
Noted as a copy. Reports on conversation he had with an old acquaintance regarding the settlers' opinions about Knox's lands being surveyed. His friend says the settlers are determined to butcher the Ulmer's, Houston, and Wilson with bayonets....
GLC02437.07616
1 October 1801
[Indictments found by the Grand Jury]
Document is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. A list of names of the men who were indicted by the Grand Jury for riots that took place 4 July 1801. Also includes two different lists of "evidences" (possibly witnesses) the first...
GLC02437.07633
16 October 1801
to Edward Kelleran [incomplete]
Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Instructions given to Kelleran on a list of items to purchase and how and where to deliver the items. The first portion of the letter appears to be missing.
GLC02437.07638
29 October 1801
[Receipt of cancelled bond]
First page signed by John Rynier and David [Fales] as witnesses to the original agreement. Page two includes the receipt which is signed by James McCullison, Samuel Tilton (possibly a witness) and John Gleason as a witness. Appears to be a receipt...
GLC02437.07647
[Land bond]
First page signed by John Rynier and David [Fales] as witnesses to the original agreement. A bond given to Francis Reed by Henry Knox for 50 acres of land in Hancock Country, Maine.
GLC02437.07648
30 October 1801
to the Senate and House of Representatives
Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. A letter from Henry Knox to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding Joseph Jones' petition. Knox appears to be seeking help from the...
GLC02437.07650
[Cancelled bond]
A note on the second page is signed by John Gleason. Appears to be a receipt of a note for a lot of land in Lincoln, Maine. A sworn statement by Knox that the note for John Foot has been fully paid.
GLC02437.07651
31 October 1801
Cates, Benjamin, fl. 1801
[Written deposition]
Signed by Benjamin Cates, James Cates, John Cates, and Andrew Cates. Also signed by David Fales as the Justice of the Peace. A written deposition regarding the defacement of surveyed land on Henry Knox's patent in Maine. The deposition describes the...
GLC02437.07653
4 November 1801
[Land deed]
Signed by George Ulmer, Polly Ulmer, and David Fales and John Gleason as witnesses. A land deed in Penobscot Bay, Maine for the sum of $500 paid by Henry Knox to George and Polly Ulmer.
GLC02437.07655
9 November 1801
Filer, Christopher, fl. 1801
Signed by David Fales and John Gleason as witnesses. A land deed for a tract of land in "Waldoborough," Maine for the sum of $200 paid by Henry Knox to Christopher Filer.
GLC02437.07659
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