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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07339 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0141] September-December 1799 |
| Title | Daniel Davis to Henry Knox informing Knox he has been deceived over a sale of land |
| Date | 18 December 1799 |
| Author | Davis, Daniel (1762-1835) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Davis tells Knox that he paid the sheriff of Lincoln $1500 as Knox requested. Davis says he was deceived by a man named "Truky" with whom he made a contract. Davis says, "I thought I had sold the 65 acres well, considering the title was disputed-But the people in possession, have, since my stipulation with Trukey (more perhaps from revenge than any thing else) offered me more than I agreed to take for it." Davis says he will hold him to the first agreement. Davis insists he has been deceived by Samuel Winslow as well and does not trust his information. Notes that he received word from Mr. Bradford that he was arriving in Portland with Miss Lucy Knox. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Land Transaction Contract Waldo Patent Boundary or Property Dispute Finance Forgery and Fraud Morality and Ethics Women's History |
| People | Davis, Daniel (1762-1835) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Bradford, Alden (1765-1843) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1776-1854) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Place written | Portland, Maine |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |