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14 November 1788
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Petition]
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
22 November 1788
[Notes]
Notes regarding land estates, debts and payments.
GLC02437.10422
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 1784-1806
Petition to the legislature of Massachusetts regarding Samuel Waldo's estate. Ink is faded, making it difficult to read.
GLC02437.10428
1793
[Estate report] [incomplete]
Discusses the will of the parents of Lucy Knox and Hannah Urquhart Harwood, as Knox and Hannah are listed as its executors. Writes about debts and who has the rights to what. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.10430
1 May 1781-2 February 1786
Boyer, Peter, fl. 1753-1790
[List]
List of claims on Thomas Flucker's estate, listed by date with amounts. Signed by Boyer, John Deming and Thomas Dawes. Includes a note dated 2 February 1786 noting that this is a true copy.
GLC02437.10441
circa 1784
Nicolas, Lewis, 1717-1807
[Opinion]
Discusses his opinions and views on court martials and compares it to the general justice system.
GLC02437.10442
[Memorial]
Memorial for Henry Knox relating to the Waldo Patent.
GLC02437.10446
circa 1750-1820
List of the names of settlers from Germany. Includes their trade, age, gender and if they have paid or not.
GLC02437.10447
circa 1783
[Building plan]
Drawn colored plan for a powder magazine, with views from the side and front, with a scale. Docket written in Henry Knox's handwriting.
GLC02437.10448
circa 1792
[Congressional inquiry]
Discusses the [Congressional] inquiry into the failure of the expedition under Major General Arthur St. Clair - this was St. Clair's Defeat, also known as the "Columbia Massacre," or the "Battle of the Wabash" in 1791 where the Indians were fighting...
GLC02437.10449
circa 1775-1783
Young, Joseph, 1733-1814
[Cannon machinery]
Notes regarding the construction of an artillery device along with a diagram with labeled parts corresponding to the notes.
GLC02437.10450
List of names with amounts next to them in £s.
GLC02437.10451
20 December 1860
Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
to sister Ella
Written on the day South Carolina seceded from the Union. Jokingly writes that he dreamt of being at a party with agreeable young ladies, but was abruptly awakened when he fell off his chair. Reports of strong Union feelings in Washington City...
GLC02016.001
25 December 1860
to sister Kate
Letter is entitled "My Christmas gift to Kate". Describes his walk down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Christmas shopping season. Visits the navy yard and barracks with his friend Russ and remarks that Uncle Sam does not consider Christmas a...
GLC02016.002
29 April 1865
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
[Pass for Eliza C. Skidmore and her agents]
Declares that Eliza C. Skidmore of Washington, D.C. has products of the "insurrectionary states" and has made arrangements to bring the products within Union military lines to sell them to agents authorized to purchase them on behalf of the United...
GLC02779.01
circa 29 April 1865
Skidmore, Eliza C., fl. 1865
[Pass for C.D. Wallace]
Writes, "C.D. Wallace is authorized to act as agent to use or transfer the above permit." Written on similar paper, and likely on the same day, as GLC02779.01. The permit referred to allows Skidmore to transfer products across military lines from...
GLC02779.03
23 June 1862
Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863
to Amanda Wilkinson
Written near Seven Pines, Virginia to his wife. He has rejoined his company and even though he has not been able to sit all day he is determined not to leave his post until he is "obliged" to. His company is "growing smaller everyday" and that one...
GLC03523.13.046
1 July 1862
Written at the Camp of Michigan 2nd Infantry to his wife. He states that he is glad to hear from everyone at home and is happy that his sister Wink's marriage is going so well. Is happy to hear that his wife is staying with his mother while she is...
GLC03523.13.048
30 October 1862
Writes that they crossed from Maryland into Virginia and are now camped between the Potomac River and Bull Run. States that their mission is to control the gaps of the Blue Ridge Mountains to prevent the rebels from advancing any further towards...
GLC03523.13.063
14 November 1862
Written at camp of the 2nd Michigan Infantry near Waterloo on the Rappahannock River to his wife. Writes that since her last letter they have marched a long way and are waiting for orders to move forward to Richmond, Virginia. Notes that General...
GLC03523.13.065
1794
[Indenture between Henry Knox and Samuel Ogden]
Same as GLC02437.10316. Indenture in which Samuel Ogden will hold a certain amount of land in trust from Knox and his wife, Lucy Knox.
GLC02437.10317
Same as GLC02437.10316 and .10317. Indenture in which Samuel Ogden will hold a certain amount of land in trust from Knox and his wife, Lucy Knox.
GLC02437.10318
13 February 1799
[Mortgage deed]
Knox's signature has been heavily redacted. Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Discusses a deed of mortgage between Henry Knox and Edmund Winchester where Winchester now has claims to a tract of land from...
GLC02437.10727
21 July - 8 August 1791
[Accounts]
Two parts. First part lists the transactions of Henry Knox as agent for the estate of the late Thomas Flucker, by date, starting from April 1785 to 20 October 1788. Dated 21 July 1791 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Knox's signature is written in...
GLC02437.10729
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