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25 October 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801
[Request]
Requests four gallons of vineger for General Henry Knox's family. Contains a note on page two from Jacob Johnson who confirms receipt of rations. Directed to William Bell.
GLC02437.09802
28 October 1783
Requests 12 pounds of beef for General Henry Knox's family. Contains a note on page two from Jacob Johnson who confirms receipt of rations. Directed to William Bell.
GLC02437.09806
January 1784
Sumner, Job, 1754-1789
[Muster of soldiers]
Signed by Major J[ob] Sumner and Lt. William Linn. A roll of mustered out solders from Captain Elisha Hopkins' company from October 1783 to January 1784. City and state written from was taken from the docket.
GLC02437.09813
22 September 1790
to Mr. de Lambert [in French]
Noted as a copy. Letter is in French. Letter appears to be about financial exchanges between France and the United States. Document was written between 22-26 September 1790. Author is unknown but it appears to be from a firm with the name...
GLC02437.09817
1790
[List of persons on the Waldo patent]
A list of persons on the Waldo patent in the year of 1790 according to the United States census.
GLC02437.09820
circa 1797-1798
Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810
[Receipt]
Appears to be a statement of "G.F. Waldo Flucker's" (also known as Francis Flucker) tuition bill from 19 July 1797 to 18 April 1798. Ebenezer Pemberton signed he received payment at the bottom of the document.
GLC02437.09832
8 November 1797
[Order]
Requests a pair of "handsome shoes" for dancing and a pair of boots. Based on GLC02437.09831.01-GLC02437.09839 documents and notes, request is likely for Francis or Thomas Flucker.
GLC02437.09835
November 1797
Whiting, Samuel, fl. 1797-1798
Appears to be a statement on Thomas Flucker's account with Samuel Whiting. Whiting signed he received payment at the bottom of the document.
GLC02437.09838
14 December 1799
Requests a pair of boots for [Francis] Waldo Flucker.
GLC02437.09842
8 July 1784
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803
[Committee findings relating to the estate of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo]
Documents findings made by a Massachusetts State Senate Committee regarding rightful ownership and boundaries of certain Maine lands. These lands were apparently being petitioned for by the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo. Signed by...
GLC02437.09106
14 October 1785
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Bond with the ten proprietors]
Largely identical to GLC02437.09135, but signed by Henry Knox, Isaac Winslow, Samuel Winslow, Isaac Winslow the 2nd, Elizabeth Winslow, and Sarah Tyng Winslow (though all names are written in the same hand). Also signed by Henry Jackson, John Hall...
GLC02437.09136
1 November 1785
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
[Bond to Thomas Ivers]
Marked "copy." Bond to Thomas Ivers, the treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for a sum of money to be paid by the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo. Jackson signs on behalf of Henry Knox. Also signed by Isaac Winslow, Samuel...
GLC02437.09139
March 22, 1786
[Extracts from tax acts]
Contains extracts from three tax acts, passed 22 March 1786, 25 March 1788, and 14 February 1789. Each act pertains to the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo and the lands they inherited.
GLC02437.09146
16 December 1786
Stone, Jonathan, fl. 1786
[Description of township "No 1 in the second range"]
Description of a particular township (no name is given), including its boundaries, as well as industry, such as fishing and lumber. Also features a list of settlers of the township.
GLC02437.09159
18 September 1787
A rough estimate of the value of the Muscongus Patent
Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Calculations and notes regarding the value of different portions of land in the Muscongus patent.
GLC02437.09169
8 July 1788
[Notes from a conversation between John Anstey and Henry Knox]
Notes from a conversation between Anstey and Knox on the subject of property loss in America by Loyalists due to the Revolutionary War. Specifically addresses losses by those who stood to inherit from Brigadier General Samuel Waldo and Thomas and...
GLC02437.09177
13 September 1788
to unknown [incomplete]
Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. No addressee listed. Asks the addressee for any information on German settlers who might have a claim on Waldo patent lands, including evidence and details of their situations. Hopes to...
GLC02437.09180
17 September 1788
[Land agreement]
Signed by Henry Knox, Samuel Winslow, and Isaac Winslow. The document also includes a list of signatures of second parties to the agreement. Appears to be a legal land agreement (possibly part of the Waldo patent) involving Henry Knox, Samuel Winslow...
GLC02437.09183
27 September 1788
to unknown
Document is not signed but appears to be in Henry Knox's handwriting. Instructions regarding a proposition to the settlers in Frankfort, Maine for purchasing land and supplying the settlers with warrantee deeds. States if any settlers reject their...
GLC02437.09192
22 November 1788
[Protest]
Possibly a copy. A formal protest to the Eastern Committee by Henry Knox, [Joseph Winslow], Isaac Winslow, and Samuel Winslow concerning the patent [Waldo patent]. The protest appears to deal with the legal boundaries and amount of land that is...
GLC02437.09208
27 June 1754
McLean, Hugh, fl. 1742-1754
[Petition]
Petition to Samuel Waldo regarding protection against Indian raids.
GLC02437.08976
24 June 1756
Fuller, Thomas, fl. 1756
Receipt of all of the passengers and provisions to settle land.
GLC02437.08984
22 November 1756
Ogier, A., fl. 1756
[Payment]
Request to pay Thomas Flucker out of the cargo being shipped. Includes two notes of receipt, one from John Powell, dated Boston, August 30 1757 and the other from Thomas Flucker. Noted as a copy, with a notarized stamp and written at Falmouth...
GLC02437.08986
5 August 1757
[Agreement] [incomplete]
Agreement between Samuel Waldo and the firm Mess. Kilby & Barnard, relating to a sum of £535, 11 shillings, 6 p.
GLC02437.08990
6 April 1759
Quincy, John, 1689-1767
[Indenture]
Indenture regarding land between John Quincy and Thomas Flucker. Also signed by William Vesey as a witness. Also includes a note from Quincy dated Braintree 14 August 1762.
GLC02437.08995
25 July 1766
Goldthwaite, Thomas, 1717-1799
to Thomas Flucker
Discusses his recent arrival to Fort Pownall, located in present-day Stockton Springs, Maine. Seems to comment on rumors of lead mining on nearby Flucker property.
GLC02437.09002
6 March 1762
Otis, James, 1725-1783
[Copy of deed relating to Waldo patent]
Marked "copy," and all signed by the same hand. Deed from the Governor of Massachusetts, the Council, and the House of Representatives granting the children and heirs of the late Samuel Waldo a tract of land to be divided between them. Heirs...
GLC02437.09006
15 February 1765
Rice, Thomas, fl. 1765-1794
Agreement between Samuel Waldo, the son of Brigadier Samuel Waldo, and Thomas Flucker. Outlines the land inherited by each of Brigadier Waldo's children upon his death, and declares that Flucker has purchased the younger Samuel Waldo's share of the...
GLC02437.09022
Spooner, John, fl. 1765
[Legal document regarding John Spooner]
Document summarizes that John and William Spooner, executors (and perhaps sons) of the late John Spooner, sued John Dennie for monies owed to the Spooner estate, and also took out a writ for lands apparently belonging to Dennie. Document outlines...
GLC02437.09025
5 July 1765
Paine, Timothy, 1730-1793
Provides a report on the finances of the late Brigadier Samuel Waldo.
GLC02437.09028
24 October 1765
to Samuel Waldo and Francis Waldo
Written from Fort Pownall, at present-day Stockton Springs, Maine. Addressed to "Col. Waldo or his brother," likely referring to either Samuel or Francis Waldo. Discusses the topography and resources of different land lots and considers whether...
GLC02437.09031
2 August 1766
[Value of land in Falmouth]
Extensive account of land values in Falmouth, particularly pertaining to lands of interest to Thomas Flucker.
GLC02437.09037
15 October 1804
[Deed of land sold by Knox to Benjamin Bussey]
Cosigned by Bussey. Countersigned by Charles Davis as a witness. Pertains to two townships in Maine.
GLC02437.10353
circa 1789
[Deed]
Record of a deed for two plots of land. Includes a diagram at the bottom, possibly the blueprint of a building. The transaction involves the Library Company of Philadelphia.
GLC02437.10363
10 March 1774
Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797
[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
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
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
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
14 November 1788
Petition to the legislature of Massachusetts and the general court in regards to land patents. Includes a "signature" from Isaac Winslow, possibly written in Knox's hand.
GLC02437.10421
26 July 1804
[Estate records]
Estate records for various people, including Thomas Flucker, Henry and Lucy Knox, Daniel Davis, and Samuel Waldo. Includes various transactions, particularly lands sold. Date from docket.
GLC02437.10427
circa 1750-1820
[List]
List of the names of settlers from Germany. Includes their trade, age, gender and if they have paid or not.
GLC02437.10447
List of names with amounts next to them in £s.
GLC02437.10451
6 December 1861
Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
to [Rebecca Frick]
Writes to his aunt, describing life at Camp Curtain. Reports that he is comfortable and should have no problem getting accustomed to camp life. Written at Camp Curtin.
GLC02016.005
27 March 1862
to his sister
Has just learned of a general order to stop outgoing mail but assures his sister that her mail to him will still be received. Advises her to be alert of any news from Big Bethel, Yorktown, Sewel's Point, Norfolk and Richmond. Reports that General...
GLC02016.009
20 April 1862
to sister [Ella]
Reprimands his sister for not answering all his letters and tells her that composition is a very important part of her education. Asks his sister to remember him to a certain Mollie M. whom he feels would make an interesting correspondent for him....
GLC02016.012
25 May 1862
to sister Kate
Writes from camp near Portsmouth, Virginia. Reports that Suffolk, Virginia is not occupied by the troops yet. The Gosport Navy Yard has been destroyed except for some walls that are still standing. States that the women are becoming more...
GLC02016.015
21 June 1862
to Rebecca Frick
Written to his aunt, Mrs. George A. Frick (Rebecca Frick). Reports that things have been quiet for the most part except for the capture of rebel mail some days ago. His present quarters are acceptable and he does not know how long he will be in the...
GLC02016.019
30 September 1862
Written to his aunt, Mrs. George A. Frick (Rebecca Frick). Wishes that his aunt would send him a five dollar bill in tomorrow's mail. Reports that he received a letter from John, whom with another company, is occupying a very dangerous position at...
GLC02016.022
30 November 1862
Complains that he is being kept in town for recruiting despite the poor recruitment rate. Writes that recruiting costs $219 a month and feels that the government should act more economically instead of wasting money on recruiting parties. He was...
GLC02016.026
27 January 1863
[to his sister]
Discusses the unreliability of the news at camp. He has received word that the mail is in New Bern and hopes it will put an end to rumors of the war ending. States that the rebels want to retake New Bern and Wilmington and capture General Foster....
GLC02016.028
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