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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04957 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0100] May-June 1791 |
| Title | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox about insolvent lands, squatters, tenants illegally selling land to pay taxes and land sales |
| Date | 24 May 1791 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Written by Knox's agent Peirce to Secretary of War Knox. References Knox's letter of 16 May, which mentioned the insolvency of the estate. Is confident it is insolvent because the probate judge reported it so to the judges of the Supreme Court and because of advertisements in the newspapers. Says that Samuel Winslow reported to him that David Partridge, an occupant (possibly a squatter) of the Cooper Claim, was served a writ. On Winslow's advice he sent fifteen dollars to a Mr. Parsons to handle this issue, which will be tried in Portland in July. Peirce wrote to Winslow to find evidence of other occupants illegally selling land to pay for taxes. Believes that Knox and Henry Jackson will discuss the sale of the patent. Says Mr. [possibly Samuel Allyne] Otis declined giving a receipt for the papers on the Hampshire Lands. Says that Otis will return them after looking them over. Settled and received the bond and mortgage from the firm Westi & Coxes. (See GLC02437.04949 for related information.) |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Estate Debt Finance Judiciary Journalism Waldo Patent Law Boundary or Property Dispute Taxes or Taxation Mortgage |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) Otis, Samuel Allyne (1740-1814) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox about land sales in Maine |