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26 November 1797
Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806
to Henry Knox
Writes a letter of recommendation for a man from Jamaica on his way to Boston. Noted as written in Portland, most likely Portland, Maine.
GLC02437.07055
5 March 1798
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to Oliver Wolcott
Discusses accounts and related financial business. Noted as private.
GLC02437.07099
10 March 1798
Mentions the duties of a collector. First page is extremely faded and basically illegible. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.07102
27 May 1798
Writes a recommendation for his friend Henry Jackson to the Naval department. Noted as a copy. Written at a later date.
GLC02437.07134
28 May 1798
Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1833
Discusses an issue between the War and Treasury departments concerning the navy and perhaps the building of ships.
GLC02437.07136
7 June 1798
Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1822
Asks on behalf of the President, John Adams, for Knox's opinion concerning the ability of Samuel Nicholson and whether he should be appointed to a new command. At the time, Nicholson was assigned command of the USS Constitution. Noted as written at...
GLC02437.07147
01 August 1800
Agreement
Copy of an agreement between Henry Knox, Benjamin Lincoln, Henry Jackson, and Thomas Lindall Winthrop. Knox, Lincoln, and Jackson agree to pay Winthrop debts due from land sales. Payment is preferred "in specie to the said Land." A postscript...
GLC02437.07439
06 October 1800
[Debt to Thomas L. Winthrop]
The debt to Winthrop "may be satisfied by the appraisment one of any of the lands held by in the Towns of Hampden Bangor or Prospect on Penobscot River, or in the Towns of North Port or Ducktrap on Penobscot bay."
GLC02437.07467
25 July 1801
to Thomas S. Winthrop
Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Mentions the land in Hampden, Maine has been surveyed. Says [Winthrop and/or Sullivan?] need to decide whether he/they want the land conveyed by a fee or through a deed of mortgage....
GLC02437.07576
circa 1784-1806
to William Crosby
Discusses a deed.
GLC02437.08091
1792
Crane, John, 1744-1805
[Memorial]
Discusses the command of the artillery and the payment of soldiers. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.08101
24 March 1798 - April 1799
to Samuel Winslow
Discusses previous letters. First page faded and may or may not go with the other pages. Last two pages extremely water damaged and illegible. Docket noted as addressed to Samuel Winslow, dated April 1799.
GLC02437.08144
20 November 1734
[Extract]
Extract of a deed regarding land from Samuel Waldo to John [Oulton ?].
GLC02437.08868
9 December 1735
Extract of a deed from Samuel Waldo to Adam Winthrop.
GLC02437.08872
20 October 1746
Warren, Peter, 1694-1771
[Report]
Discusses an expedition against the French fort at Crown Point. Warren approves Shirley's recommendation of Samuel Waldo to lead the expedition. Noted as a true copy by William Shirley, who also signs.
GLC02437.08931
4 June 1763
Waldo, Francis, fl. 1728-1784
[Relative to selling land in Nova Scotia]
Agreement in which the signatories, who are the heirs of Samuel Waldo, appoint John [Palianet] of London as their agent and attorney. They commission him to sell their lands in Nova Scotia. Also signed by several others as witnesses.
GLC02437.09016
6 November 1788
Thanks Knox for his attendance and communication respecting business [likely regarding land] that affects them both. Notes he has called on another gentleman for opinion regarding Knox's affairs.
GLC02437.09206
21 June 1789
Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806
Letter to Henry Knox
Informing Knox of various issues relating to Waldo's patent, a large tract of land he owns. Discusses petitions to the State Legislature against Knox from settlers who are attempting to win land from him.
GLC02437.09223
28 June 1789
Informs Knox that the General Court of the State Legislature has put off ruling on pettitions regarding land Knox owns. Many residents on this land are petitioning. Also relates other information relating to property disputes over Waldo's Patent...
GLC02437.09224
25 July 1789
Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777
Discussing financial issues and difficulties related to the Waldo patent, a large tract of land which Knox owns and which Winslow helps manage. Winslow also discusses his personal affairs.
GLC02437.09226
24 November 1792
Discussing Knox's plans to purchase two fifths of the Waldo patent from him and his family. Asks Knox to at least purchase his smaller share, since his family is destitute, and discusses a price.
GLC02437.09238
7 December 1792
Discusses his interest in buying Winslow's share of the Waldo patent. Desires to buy the share because he wishes to consilidate the entire patent under one owner, making it more valuable, easier to manage, and better equiped to handle disputed...
GLC02437.09239
29 March 1776
[Return of officers and men belonging to the detachment under Major John Crane who have been left behind due to sickness]
Includes the names of men left behind from Captains Pierce, Foster, and Drury's companies (possibly Thomas Pierce, Thomas Waite Foster, and Jotham Drury).
GLC02437.09508
25 June 1793
Discusses bringing his business in dealing with the Waldo patent to a safe and satisfying conclusion. Wishes Winslow and Dane would prepare a plan for "some safe remedy." Pages dotted with lots of black spots. Watermarked. Letterpress copy.
GLC02437.10268
25 August 1801
Winthrop, Thomas Lindall, 1760-1841
[Indenture between Winthrop, Henry Knox, Henry Jackson, and Benjamin Lincoln]
Countersigned by George Richards Minot and John Heard as witnesses. Includes a 29 September 1801 note written by Minot, Justice of the Peace in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, attesting that Winthrop's statement was a "free act & deed." Judgment was...
GLC02437.10340
27 February 1747
Fairfield, John, fl. 1747
[John Fairfield's declaration regarding a settlement near Witchcassett]
John Fairfield offers an affidavit regarding Witchcassett, "four miles from Sheepscott and thirty four miles from St. George River, in the County of York" (present-day Maine). Attests that he moved to Witchcassett in 1738, commenting that at the...
GLC02437.10408
22 March 1782
Cutting, John Browne, fl. 1782-1797
Thoughts on various topics of the day, including the ways people understand the war and military strategy; shifting American perceptions of the war, especially those of people in Massachusetts; financial problems and supply shortages; squabbles among...
GLC02437.01374
8 August 1785
Isaac Winslow, a relation of Knox's through his wife, Lucy, discusses a variety of business propositions with Knox. Mentions that he wishes he could have had time to visit with Knox. Describes ways to get the Court to accept a resolve. Discusses...
GLC02437.03173
28 October 1781
Custine, Adam Philip, Count de, 1740-1793
to Henry Knox [Request for supplies].
Signed in text. Asks Knox to exchange three drums and provide a fourth, and exchange cartridge boxes also. Also mentions that the Major [François-Louis Teissèdre de] Fleury "paid his respects to the general." Colonel Custine led the Régiment de...
GLC02437.01268
10 May 1785
Winslow, Knox's cousin, informs him of the safety of Captain Hall and his party at George's (possibly referring to the St. George area in present-day Maine). Discusses other affairs pertaining to Knox's lands.
GLC02437.03143
26 February 1786
For a reference to the date of Winslow's last letter to him, 17 February 1786, see GLC02437.03243. Discusses attempts to get Mrs. Waldo to release her claim on the Waldo patent lands. Is glad to hear that a Mr. Robbins is helping Samuel Winslow in...
GLC02437.03244
1 August 1787
Harwood, Hannah, F.U., fl. 1774-1796
Discusses business regarding a payment of £90, stating "I should not perhaps have been so severe in demanding it, had not you thought fit to insist so strenuously on having the bond - " Writes that since Winslow "seem[s] willing to leave [the matter...
GLC02437.03632
21 August 1787
to Isaac Winslow
Apologizes for not writing sooner but says the sickness, then death, of his youngest child prevented him from doing so. Says that his wife (Lucy Knox) and eldest daughter have also been sick. Discusses submitting a complaint to a committee to...
GLC02437.03642
21 October 1787
Forwards a letter to Winslow from Mrs. Hannah Urquhart. Regrets having to postpone his visit to Boston and discusses business related to the Waldo patent.
GLC02437.03677
30 October 1787
Hopes that the current session of the Massachusetts General Court will help "settle the Limits of the Patent." Reports that his contacts on the Eastern Committee, who will be deciding the matter, do not seem to think it will be difficult to draw...
GLC02437.03688
3 January 1788
Discusses a legal matter, possibly related to the Waldo Patent. Mentions Colonel Benjamin Hichborn.
GLC02437.03751
3 May 1788
Cutler, Manasseh, 1742-1823
Asks whether Invalid Regiments and heirs of those killed in battle or who died from sickness are entitled to army lands according to an Ordinance of Congress. Writes, "The Spirit of emigration to the western country is dayly increasing in the N...
GLC02437.03864
2 November 1788
Marked as a copy. Discusses financial matters. Instructs Winslow to pay back taxes on Flucker estate lands "in the manner precisely pointed out by the law." Gives Winslow detailed instructions as to how to carry out the transaction.
GLC02437.04022
1 March 1789
to Isaac Winslow, Jr. and Isaac Winslow, Sr.
Apologizes for not responding to previous letters, but has been confined to his chamber for a few weeks (Knox had been very ill). Has not "heard of the fate of the Waldo borough Petition." Discusses how to price the land in the face of conflict...
GLC02437.04128
to Isaac Winslow, Jr.
Thanks him for his recent letter. Writes that he hopes Winslow has received "the report of the committee, and the decision of the house thereon - If you do not like the opinion of the house you can probably have it negatived in the Senate."...
GLC02437.04260
14 July 1789
Writes that he received Winslow's letter but was unable to reply due to absence. Explains that his youngest child has been gravely ill. Discusses the General Court's debates on a petition, apparently regarding their Waldo patent lands, as well as...
GLC02437.04282
23 October 1789
Thanks Winslow for paying the arrearages of taxes on the Waldo patent and obtaining the deeds. Asks for further details concerning accounting matters, and discusses more business concerning the patent. Expresses his sadness that Winslow was not...
GLC02437.04395
14 March 1790
Refers to a recent letter to Knox from Henry Jackson in which Jackson summarized the General Court's review of a claim related to Knox's Maine lands (GLC02437.04535). States that it is to their disadvantage that the court continues to delay making a...
GLC02437.04546
15 June 1790
Informs Winslow that he is sorry for the delay in sending "the deeds respecting the lands in Nottingham [west]." Winslow's recent letter has removed objections Knox had to signing the deeds, so he will forward them by way of Henry Jackson. Outlines...
GLC02437.04626
22 August 1790
Winslow reminds Secretary of War Knox that the General Court is convening 15 September 1790. Hopes to have a "final settlement" in their dispute with the settlers on the Waldo patent. Reports a visit from Mr. [David] Fales about petitions being...
GLC02437.04698
28 January 1792
Writes, "The melancholy misfortune which has lately befel [sic] our family in the death of Mr Isaac Winslow Senr will in some measure retard the business of the patent, but only for a short time as my brother Samuel Winslow who is now here is...
GLC02437.05299
4 March 1792
Reports that the [Mass.] House of Representatives decided against them and makes it unlikely that they can proceed with part of their plans. Says that he will not write in great depth about it, as he expects Colonel [Benjamin] Hichborn and General...
GLC02437.05331
10 December 1792
Apologizes for not having written sooner and discusses estimates relating to land deals. Notes he finds it unlikely that the state will cover any differences in quantity, as had been suggested, due to the member's prior voting record on the subject...
GLC02437.05731
30 December 1792
Discusses a bond concerning the Waldo estates. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.
GLC02437.05762
19 March 1793
Signature is partially missing. Knox says Samuel Winslow is planning to draw two bills, each for $250 at 15 days sight, upon him. The payment is supposed to be an advance for the money Samuel is set to receive for the buyout of their interest in the...
GLC02437.05855
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