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1791
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Petition before the Massachusetts legislature]
Discusses a petition regarding the discharge of the Continental Army and their pay. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.08088
circa 1784-1806
[Announcement of a sale]
Informs the recipient of arrangements to sell some land.
GLC02437.08093
April 1792
[Records]
Notes on Indian activity by date including Indian and white depredations, treaty activity, etc. Discusses opinion of governor [William Blount?] regarding a possible attack. Possibly incomplete.
GLC02437.08098
circa April 1775
[List]
Discusses land.
GLC02437.08108
circa 1788-1806
[Agreement]
Agreement regarding settlers' payments of land at Owls' Head Bay in Maine.
GLC02437.08116
circa 1790-1806
[Minutes of a counter petition] [incomplete]
Discusses settlers.
GLC02437.08131
circa 3 September 1770-1806
[Announcement]
Discusses grain.
GLC02437.08141
circa 1789-1806
[Thoughts on the government]
Discusses his opinion on how the government should govern the territories: "every regulation which can be formed will operate, in the opinion of the unboundily [sic] avaricious as so many acts of tyranny which he has a right to [treat], therefore...
GLC02437.08142
circa 1791-1795
[Posts from Lake Erie to the Ohio]
Discusses the disadvantages to establishing a chain of posts from Lake Erie to the Ohio region. Includes troop calculations on the last page.
GLC02437.08146
circa 1783-1795
[Thoughts on the Army and government] [incomplete]
Discusses how military power should be wielded in a republic. Written on an old address leaf.
GLC02437.08150
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