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circa 1784-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Regarding the Waldo estate] [incomplete]
Discusses business in relation to the Waldo estate and appears to give an account of the heirs and perhaps who should inherit what.
GLC02437.08241
circa 1795-1806
to unknown [incomplete]
Discusses his farm and how to manage it properly. Appears to inform the recipient of his expectations regarding his duties and of the farm itself.
GLC02437.08246
circa 1780-1781
[Memoranda]
List of cannons and mortars that need to be transported from West Point to use against New York city. Includes the type of artillery and its poundage. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.08302
circa 4 April 1792
[Extracts from the instructions to Major General St. Clair] [Incomplete]
Explains duties for General St. Clair under the employ of the United States government concerning conflict with the Indians. States that "[t]he great policy therefore of the general government is to establish a just and liberal peace with all the...
GLC02437.10228
17 June 1794
to Joseph Peirce
Discusses the situation with the construction of the house and states that "I am making great exertions to endevor [sic] to be arrange my business in such a manner, as to set [out for] the province of Maine in the in the course of the next month ......
GLC02437.10301
4 February 1793
to the President and Directors of the [bank] of the U.S.
Asks for the favor of a discount for the enclosed $2,500 note "as a renewal in part of a note of 3375 Dollars due the 7th instant."
GLC02437.05805
24 October 1783
to Timothy Pickering
Talks about the on-coming winter and the scarcity of wood. Asks Colonel Pickering if it is possible to increase the means of supply to the garrison. Has directed the 4th Massachusetts to occupy the huts as winter quarters. Watermarked with three...
GLC02437.10174
13 August 1785
to Reverend Doctor Provost
Writes to ask the Reverend Doctor Provost over for a drink the next afternoon "and to baptise our child."
GLC02437.03178
14 July 1802
to Prospect Selectmen
Announces he would like to see a road built on Brigadiers Island, present day Sears Island, Maine. Date taken from the docket.
GLC02437.07740
22 June 1790
[Copy of a document related to the Cayuga Nation]
Appears to be a partial copy or a set of notes from a 22 June 1790 treaty signed at Fort Stanwix by five commissioners and eleven Cayuga chiefs and warriors. Discusses the Cayugas' lands. Apparently, the Cayugas are seeking permission from the state...
GLC02437.04635
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