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1790
[List]
Lists the estimated cost of materials and work for the building of a powder magazine. Materials include lime, beams, rafters and bricks. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.09962
circa 1790-1795
Hazard, Ebenezer, fl. 1790-1795
to Henry Knox
Hazard sends Knox "the charter of Georgia," and notes the details of a June 1773 land purchase from the Creeks and Cherokee. Signed by Hazard in the text. Docketed by Knox.
GLC02437.09964
circa 1776-1795
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Informs his brother about his trip and discusses rivers.
GLC02437.09969
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Address to the Senate]
Appears to be responding to questions previously posed to him about a treaty made with the chiefs in the Creek nation. Date previously inferred, written in pencil. See GLC02437.09452 for related documents.
GLC02437.09971
1781
Profile of a Shell for a French 8 Inch Howitzer.
Drawn diagram of a "Profile of a Shell for a French 8 Inch Howitzer." In manuscript below, Includes a scale, the calibration of the howitzer, and other measurements for the shell and gun. Date added later in pencil. Docketed in Knox's hand.
GLC02437.09977
[Profile of a 5-inch shell]
Drawn diagram of the profile of a 5-inch shell. Includes a scale and various measurements. Date written later in pencil. Possibly docketed by Knox.
GLC02437.09978
circa 1775-1795
An explanation of the return
List of various military supplies, including copper hoops, muskets, bayonets, hangers, flint, and drum cords.
GLC02437.09979
1799
Appears to be something akin to a to-do list. Mentions having to choose a committee and gives details about the committee's duties. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.09983
1782-1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
[List of officers who have been granted a furlough]
Includes the names of officers granted a furlough, the authorizing officer, how many days it will last, if the solider has returned or not, and other information. Noted as a copy for officers.
GLC02437.09984
1793
[Agreement] [incomplete]
Discusses a land agreement between Madame de Leval, Mr. de La Roche and Henry Knox and William Duer, along with others. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.09986
13 May 1794
Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801
to Lucy Knox
Informs her sister in law Lucy Knox that she as arrived is currently settling down with her children. Goes on to discusses the educational opportunities for her children.
GLC02437.09987
1825
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
to Henry Jackson Knox [incomplete]
Appears to be fragments of two different letters, written by different people. The first letter, written by an unknown author, to an unknown recipient appears to be 2 pages, with the second part of the letter on the third page. Discusses the...
GLC02437.09993
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
[Discussion with the Senate]
Discusses a treaty and peace with the Creek Nation. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.09994
circa 1784-1806
[Notes]
Notes regarding a land patent.
GLC02437.09996
1796
[Petition] [incomplete]
Petition regarding the Waldo patent and the rights of Captain Thomas Flucker's children to a portion of the patent.
GLC02437.09997
30 March 1796
Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
[Book list and inventory]
Date inferred from a pencil note that states, "With letter of W Sargent 30 March 1796" (GLC02437.06682). Apparently continued from another page. Contains sections 3, 4, and 5, each referring to inventories of trunks or boxes. No. 3 is a book list...
GLC02437.10325
4 September 1797
["References made to Commissioners" relating to the Waldo Patent]
Includes a list of "referees" with their corresponding acreage and township.
GLC02437.10327
17 October 1798
[Sale of land by Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln and Henry Jackson]
Cosigned by Lincoln and Jackson. Countersigned by Samuel Cooper, Justice of the Peace, and Benjamin Weld as witnesses. Includes some Waldo Patent land and Brigadier's Island. Page four contains the following: 25 October 1798 signature of Samuel...
GLC02437.10328
27 August - 4 November 1798
[Recommendation of field officers for 3 Regiments of [the] Augmented Army]
Title from docket, which also notes, "2 regiments of provisional army and additional field officers 4 Nov 1798." Contains succinct character analyses of thirteen men, including Simon Elliot, Joseph Thomas, Isaac Winslow, and Caleb Gibbs, among...
GLC02437.10329
3 April 1799
[Bond between Henry Knox, Henry Jackson, Benjamin Lincoln, and Benjamin Pickman]
Knox, Jackson, and Lincoln promise to pay Pickman twelve thousand dollars. Contains the terms of their obligation. Docketed 16 December 180[4]: "Cancelled."
GLC02437.10336
[Bond between Henry Knox, Henry Jackson, and Israel Thorndike]
Knox and Jackson promise to pay Thorndike six thousand dollars. Contains the details of their obligation. The signatures of Knox and Jackson are struck. Countersigned by Samuel Cooper and Charles Grinnell as witnesses. Docketed 16 October 1804:...
GLC02437.10337
20 December 1779
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
[Two letters from Henry Jackson to Henry Knox]
In the first letter, written 20 December, Jackson relates that he and Colonel [Benjamin] Hichborn will meet Knox in Portland, Maine on 1 January 1800. In the second letter, written 22 December, Jackson reports that he forwarded a letter from Knox to...
GLC02437.10338
January 1800
[Mortgage from Knox to Henry Jackson]
Knox mortgages 50,000 acres of Waldo Patent land to Henry Jackson as security for the payment of "sundry notes of hand." Pertains to a financial matter concerning James and Hepzibah Swan, John Coffin Jones, and Joseph Russell.
GLC02437.10339
9 December 1801
Gleason, John, fl. 1796-1811
[Copy of a survey map of land sold by Henry Knox to B. Joy of Boston]
Gleason and Robert Houston sign as surveyors. Depicts 16,340 acres of Waldo Patent land flanked by these notations: "Green, Waldo Heirs, Knox, Belfast, Northport, Lincolnville, and Bonapartte." A list of names is written in pencil within the area...
GLC02437.10341
9 March 1802
Strong, Caleb, 1745-1819
[Henry Knox's seven-year appointment as Justice of the Peace for Lincoln County]
Signed by Massachusetts Governor, Caleb Strong. Signed by John Avery as Massachusetts Secretary of State.
GLC02437.10342
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