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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05029 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0100] May-June 1791 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Henry Jackson on the proposed boundaries in the Waldo patent |
| Date | 26 June 1791 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Jackson, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | References Jackson's letter of 19 June (GLC02437.05012) which contained the proposals of the committee for the sale of 2 million acres east of the Penobscot River. Says that without maps he cannot give a precise opinion upon the proposed boundaries. Cannot "conceive they are sufficiently clear - the tract ought to be located as far to the southward as possible, so that it may bound upon the navigable part of the [Scoodrach] and the other rivers which run into the bays & sea coast..." Goes on to comment about boundaries at length. Says the committee offered Mr. Ogden 20 townships or about 400,000 acres on the Kennebec. Wants Jackson to collect the best information on the quality of the land that he can. Relates that the committee's practice of making no allowance for ponds or bogs "seems to be reversing the general rule in the sale of lands - an allowance of five p cent is made for this object." Crosses out the bottom of page 4, but says the lands must be situated as near the sea as possible. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Finance Waldo Patent Geography and Natural History Boundary or Property Dispute Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Maritime Commerce Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; 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 | Letter from Henry Jackson to Henry Knox on the sale of the lands in the Waldo patent |