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16 August 1788
Price, William, ?-1790
[Account of expences on the road between Exeter, New Hampshire and Boston]
Covers 14 and 15 August, including the cost of meals and lodging.
GLC02437.03964
circa 20 August 1788
[Account information related to the estate of the late Thomas Flucker]
Accounts related to the Flucker estate, likely obtained by William Winthrop (1753-1825), who wrote to Knox on the subject (refer to GLC02437.03966).
GLC02437.03967
8 October 1788
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
to Sarah Lyons Flucker
Lucy writes to her sister-in-law in Antigua. Notes that the Thybou family, now in New York, are returning to Antigua. Lucy transmits this letter with the Thybous, along with a barrel of beef, "being told that good beef cannot be purchased in your...
GLC02437.03991
11 October 1788
Ogilvie, Alexander, fl. 1788
[Receipt for a cask for Lucy Knox]
Ogilvie notes receipt of a cask from Lucy Knox directed to Sarah Lyons Flucker in Antigua (refer to GLC02437.03991). The cask will be sent on the ship Hercules.
GLC02437.03994
14 October 1788
[to Lucy Knox]
Possibly to her daughter, Lucy. Contains four large areas of text loss. Writes, "I begin to count the hours until I shall have the pleasure to embrace you... may god bless you my precious daughter." Possibly to another daughter; in one partial...
GLC02437.03999
26 November 1788
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
[Receipt of a settlement note]
"Received of my friend Henry Knox one of Peirces final settlement notes..."
GLC02437.04035
1 December 1788
Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801
[to Lucy Flucker Knox]
Recipient inferred. Beaumez writes to her "sister," likely Lucy Knox, her sister-in-law. Worries that her daughter, Harriett, has consumption. Thanks Lucy for sending barrels of beef, noting her plans to save the choice cuts for Christmas....
GLC02437.04042
16 December 1788
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Record of Jeremiah Wadsworth's payment of 1500 dollars to William Knox]
Pertains to William Knox and John Stagg.
GLC02437.04054
1788
[Statement regarding the Constitution]
Date added later in pencil. Author writes, "'The new federal Constitution in its principal Articles meets my Ideas & I wish it may be adopted.' We do hereby certify that the honble. A Lee Esq. read the above Paragraph to us containd in a letter...
GLC02437.04065
6 January 1789
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
to Henry Knox
Contemporary copy of GLC02437.04075.
GLC02437.04076
13 February 1789-10 July 1789
Compson, Thomas, fl. 1789
[Financial settlement]
Marked "copy." Written from several different locations. The first letter, dated 13 February 1789, from Worcester Shire, England, from Thomas Compson, asks his brother Joseph to pay Samuel Ogden a sum of money due Ogden from a debt owed by their...
GLC02437.04111
14 February 1789
[Claims on Thomas Flucker's estate]
Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Document includes calculations of debts owed to the estate of Thomas Flucker, Knox's deceased father-in-law, as well as monies the estate owes to various individuals.
GLC02437.04112
1 March 1789
to Isaac Winslow, Sr. [incomplete]
Previous research determined that the addressee is Isaac Winslow, Sr. Received his last letter respecting the Waldo patent lands and learned from it that their predecessors agreed to sell to several different parties. Discusses legislation allowing...
GLC02437.04129
2 March 1789
Gordon, William, 1728-1807
Half of the signature is missing. Writes that Knox may have seen by now a review of Gordon's history of the American Revolution. Would "rejoice to hear, that you have allowed it to pass muster, as contributing toward the support of the American...
GLC02437.04132
3 March 1789
[Certificate for Elias Parker]
Certifies that Elias Parker served under Knox in the artillery, but was then transferred by his own request to the Massachusetts line of infantry. Possibly docketed by Henry Knox.
GLC02437.04134
March 1789-3 July 1789
[Monthly list]
Unsigned, but handwriting suggests author is Henry Knox. List of names, organized by date, during March-June 1789.
GLC02437.04142
22 March 1789
Received his recent letter with newspapers enclosed. Wanted the newspapers so he could read about the formation of the federal government. Is unhappy that the government is taking so long to assemble. Writes, "Mr. J[ohn] Adams is ready & has been...
GLC02437.04150
1 April 1789
to Samuel Parkman
Encloses (not included) an extract of a letter from Mr. [Samuel] Ogden. Parkman apparently owes his share of funds for iron that was paid for, in part, by Major [Samuel] Shaw. Knox says that the iron can likely be procured in Boston, but might be...
GLC02437.04161
4 April 1789
Lowell, John, 1743-1802
[Mr. Henley's statement]
Document is unsigned, but docket declares that the statement was given to John Lowell. Statement declares that Zachariah and Bethiah Fowle mortgaged land in Charlestown, Massachusetts to Thomas Flucker in 1750. Samuel Henley purchased the land in...
GLC02437.04168
11 April 1789
Nourse, Joseph, 1754-1841
[Certificate respecting monies owed to William Palfrey]
Declares that Congress, on 11 December 1780, ordered the Board of Treasury to provide a sum of 3200 dollars to Mr. William Palfrey, Paymaster General, and that the money was drawn upon Benjamin Franklin (see GLC02437.04175 for related information)....
GLC02437.04175
[Note for Mrs. Palfrey regarding monies owed to her late husband, Colonel Palfrey]
First section of the letter is an unknown hand and includes a short excerpt from William [Carty]. The second section of the document is unsigned, but handwriting suggests its author is Henry Knox. Provides details regarding monies owed to Colonel...
GLC02437.04176
13 April 1789
[Certificate of Captain-Lieutenant Guion's service]
Certifies that Captain-Lieutenant [likely Isaac] Guion served under his command in the artillery during the war, and deserves his reputation as a good officer.
GLC02437.04179
14 April 1789
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Discusses obtaining iron for [Samuel] Shaw. Includes an extract from a letter by a Mr. Haglehunt [name slightly illegible] discussing the improbability of procuring the iron from Philadelphia. Provides some ideas on how best to acquire the iron....
GLC02437.04180
5 May 1789
Webber, James, fl. 1784-1797
Copy of GLC02437.04193 with an additional post script noting that newspapers were sent in February.
GLC02437.04194
11 May 1789
Swan, James, 1754-1830
to Joseph Howell
Written from the "War Office." Writes that a Lieutenant Colonel Monbarrot of Colonel Fennuiel's regiment claims a right to be in the Society of the Cincinnati. Declares that the Secretary of War (Henry Knox) would like Howell, Paymaster General, to...
GLC02437.04199
12 May 1789
Stevens, John, 1749-1838
[Receipt for monies received from Henry Knox]
Notes that John Stevens received from Henry Knox the sum of one hundred dollars "in part of rent of my fathers House in the Broad Way."
GLC02437.04203
20 May 1789
[Certificate for the Baron de Glasbeech]
Certifies that the Baron de Glasbeech served in the Southern Army. Provides information on his rank and the officers under whom he served. Notes that Glasbeech "distinguished himself by his bravery, particularly in the affair of the Cowpens under...
GLC02437.04208
25 June 1789
Resolve on the Petition of the Selectmen of Penobscot
Part of an address, directed toward Henry Knox, is visible on verso. Refers to a petition filed to the General Court by the Selectman of the towns of Penobscot, Sedgwick, and others, which asserts the rights and entitlements of each settler. Goes...
GLC02437.04256
4 August 1788-June 1789
[Receipt]
Receipt detailing a financial interaction between Henry Knox, a Mr. [possibly Michael] Hillegas, and several other parties, including Knox's brother William, John Stagg, and Caleb Swan.
GLC02437.04266
8 July 1789
Receipt for Knox's payment of 125 dollars for rent on Stevens's father's house which Knox occupied. Signed "John Stevens, Junr."
GLC02437.04274
9 July 1789
to Samuel Ogden
Includes letters and information pertaining to Mr. [likely James] Webber, and asks Ogden to provide his information as soon as possible so he can write to Mr. Webber (likely referring to business dealings between Ogden and Webber). Also discusses...
GLC02437.04277
13 July 1789
Denny, R., fl. 1789
[Settled account of Jacob Norris]
Written from "Auditors Office State of Maryland." A Mr. R. Denny of the Auditor's Office certifies that according to his office's books, Lieutenant Jacob Norris settled an account in 1779 in which he "has a credit for sixteen men recruited by him...
GLC02437.04280
[Settled account of John White]
Written from "Auditors Office State of Maryland." A Mr. R. Denny of the Auditor's Office certifies John White settled with Jacob Norris and allotted him 2500 dollars "for his Commutation" in Maryland during the war.
GLC02437.04281
20 July 1789
Fitzsimons, Thomas, 1741-1811
Writes that the bearer of this letter, Mr. Hall, also brings a letter from Major [Pierce] Butler (see GLC02437.04296) which recommends Hall for a post in Knox's War Department. FitzSimons would like to add that he believes Hall is well-qualified for...
GLC02437.04297
Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803
We the subscribers acknowledge to have received...
Written from the "War Office," likely in New York City. Document acknowledges receipt for one-half of their salaries from the war office, for the months April-June 1789. Signed by John Stagg, William Knox, Caleb Swan, and Ceasar Loyd (Caesar Lloyd...
GLC02437.04298
circa 1 May 1789
Humphreys, David, 1752-1818
Foundation of some paragraphs published in Fennos paper 2nd May 1789
Writes, "We learn, from good authority, that the President of the United States will see no Company on Sundays. We are also informed that the President, after his inauguration, will assign one or two days in every week for receiving such Foreigners...
GLC02437.04312
4 August 1789
[Account between John Stevens and Henry Knox]
Account of monies exchanged between John Stevens and Henry Knox between December 1788 and May 1789.
GLC02437.04315
5 August 1789
No signature, but otherwise a copy of GLC02437.04317.
GLC02437.04318
29 August 1789
Remsen, Henry, 1762-1843
[Certification regarding R.J. Vanden Brock]
Remson and Denning, on behalf of the Auditor of the State of New York, certify that Mr. Vanden Brock has been accurate and responsible, and a capable accountant with irreproachable morals.
GLC02437.04339
13 September 1789
Thanks him for his recent letter as well as the letters he enclosed. Relates that one of them was from Jackson's sister, and it related news of the death of his 17-year-old niece. Discusses the recent illness of Knox's daughter Julia, but believes...
GLC02437.04357
1 October 1789-5 October 1789
[Note of payment]
Note to the cashier of a bank to "Pay to the honorable Alexander Hamilton or order, two thousand five hundred dollars, being for public service, and which for the present is to be considered as part of the twenty thousand dollars agreed to be loaned...
GLC02437.04373
October 1789
Form of check 36
Appears to be a copy of GLC02437.04373. Note to the cashier of a bank to "Pay to the honorable Alexander Hamilton or order, two thousand five hundred dollars, being for public service, and which for the present is to be considered as part of the...
GLC02437.04376
6 October 1789
Meals, John, fl. 1789
Account of goods left in the hands of John Meals at Augusta in Goergia, by the late commissioners of the United States for treating with the southern Indians
Lists goods and supplies by account number. Includes items such as rum, kettles, calico, linen, etc.
GLC02437.04380
8 October 1789
to Lucy Knox
Discusses the hurricane season and other extreme weather conditions in Antigua, such as a lengthy drought which caused cattle to die from want of drink. Speaks briefly about the natural features of the island that she does like. Explains her hope...
GLC02437.04381
1783-1815
Havering, Caroline, fl. 1923
to unknown
Discusses the benefits and tribulations of friendship, mentioning two specific friends, Amelia and Matilda. A continuation of this letter is contained on the verso of GLC02437.04401. Address and docket are from GLC02437.04401.
GLC02437.04402
8 November 1789
Swan, Caleb, 1758-1809
List of vouchers wanting to the accounts of the Secretary of War for 1788
Lists vouchers by department, date and includes the dollar amount. Relates to Jeremiah Wadsworth's private account with the Secretary of War (Knox). Swan signs a note on versi regarding the account information.
GLC02437.04409
September 1801 circa
[Petition for proection of his lands from the government of Massachusetts]
Pettition requesting that the Masschusetts government protect his lands against hostile squatters who live nearby, and who have repeatly attacked his surveyors and threatened violence to his lands. States that the government has promised protection...
GLC02437.09278
22 September 1801
[Report on the insurgents in the Waldo Patent]
Reports on the plans and whereabouts of the insurgents on the Waldo patent who have attacked and threatened Henry Knox's surveyors. The report was written for the surveyors, in order to help them avoid attack. A number of names are written on the...
GLC02437.09279
25 May 1803
[Petition for land settlement by Massachusetts legislature]
Request by Knox and a group of settlers on his land, asking the Massachusetts legislature to decide a dispute over land. The document was intended to be signed by Knox and the settlers, but is not.
GLC02437.09283
9 October 1805
[History of recent ownership of the Waldo Patent]
Statement detailing the history of how Knox came to be in possesion of the Waldo patent.
GLC02437.09284
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