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1783-1815
[Detailing the history of the Waldo Patent] [Fragment]
Document describing the early history of the ownership of the Waldo Patent. Written after 1762.
GLC02437.09296
circa 1784-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Memorial regarding lands in Waldo patent]
Memorial to the government of Massachusetts, requesting that they deal with certain issues regarding lands within the Waldo patent.
GLC02437.09297
[Proposal to sell one hundred thousand acres in the Waldo patent]
Offers 100,000 acres for sale, and describes the positive characteristics of this tract of land.
GLC02437.09298
[Regarding interest in the borders of the Waldo patent]
States that two men are interested in the boundaries of the Waldo patent, and discusses the surveys used to establish these bounds.
GLC02437.09299
[Discussing proposal regarding settlers on Waldo patent]
Regarding the terms on which the settlers on the Waldo patent can continue to live on their lands. There was an ongoing debate between Knox and these settlers over who these lands belonged to.
GLC02437.09300
Observations on the lands adjacent to the Bay of Fundy, its make, produce, inhabitants &c.
Geographical survey of the lands and waters around the Bay of Fundy in Maine. Also counts the number of inhabitants on the land.
GLC02437.09301
16 November 1781
Carthy, Daniel, fl. 1780-1782
Report of wood and fireplaces & c.
Lists the amount of fireplaces and wood held by General "Patterson" (possibly John Paterson), Colonel Crane, Colonel Jackson (possibly John Crane and Michael Jackson), an artillery corps, and several regiments of infantry.
GLC02437.10028
May 1782
Machin, Thomas, 1744-1816
Return of recruites inlisted [sic] and sworn to serve for three years and during the War in the Second Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel John Lamb
Lists the names of forty soldiers.
GLC02437.10035
circa August 1798
[Regarding land disputes on Waldo patent] [Fragment]
Document regarding the issues of land ownership between Henry Knox and settlers on the Waldo patent. Written on the verso of a printed land sale deed that was left blank. Both the beginning and end of the document are missing. Written some time after...
GLC02437.10651
3 November 1864
Maitland, Joseph M., 1836-1918
to Bell Wharton
Writes from the court martial offices in Memphis. Says the boats from Cairo have not arrived in a week with mail. Expects to hear from her soon. Expects to remain as a court clerk through the winter. Remarks his health is good. Comments the weather...
GLC03523.10.142
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