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25 September 1801
Houston, Robert, 1765-1824
to Henry Knox
Appears to be a report on the amount of land surveyed at Daniel Dow's lot (likely in Maine) by Houston in past years.
GLC02437.07624
25 February 1805
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Discusses their mutual financial arrangements, as well as money owed by the recently deceased Mr. [William] Bingham.
GLC02437.07916
8 January 1806
Provides information on the quality of a tract of land near Belfast, Maine.
GLC02437.07994
24 January 1791
Hull, William, 1753-1825
Discusses a petition Michael Jackson is presenting to Congress for compensation for the wounds he received while [fighting in the Revolutionary War]. Says Jackson is requesting half of a Brigadier General's salary which was the rank he held at the...
GLC02437.09821
1 November 1783
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Discusses a travelling forge made at the Springfield armory in Massachusetts, which he will be sending to West Point. He is very impressed by how well made it is.
GLC02437.02744
9 November 1783
Ogden, Abraham, 1723-1790
Describes a 1300 acre estate for sale near Newark, New Jersey. Discusses the quality of the farmland and the proposed price, 10,000 pounds New York currency. Believes the price is quite high but "the farm is certainly as valuable as any in this...
GLC02437.02768
28 September 1783
Pettengill, Joseph, 1741-1785
Writes on behalf of a Ensign Joseph Wardswell of the 1st Massachusetts to ask for a furlough as Wardswell has been ill and unable to perform his duties for some time.
GLC02437.02577
12 June 1791
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Writes about the subject "of the Lands." Says Oliver Smith will attend to that business. General Brooks is going to write by this post. Hopes their mutual friend Dr. Eustis will obtain "the appointment of principal in the Medical line of the United...
GLC02437.04990
23 June 1791
Says he has not slept "and if the Committe [sic] do not recind we have contractd for two Millions, at 10 Cents pr. Acre payable in eight annual installments."
GLC02437.05026
24 July 1791
Is disappointed that he has not heard from Royal Flint on the purchase of Mount Desert in Maine. Having authority to negotiate, he will make advances to Mr. Greigore tomorrow. Will receive the maps by Captain Chessman, who is on the Brig "Ceres" on...
GLC02437.05082
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