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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05144 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0102] September-October 1791 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Phineas Bruce asking Bruce to procure information on the soil, timber, and waters within the two purchases in Maine made for William Duer and Henry Knox |
| Date | 5 September 1791 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Bruce, Phineas |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Marked "Copy." Asks Bruce to procure information on the soil, timber, and waters within the two purchases in Maine made for William Duer and Knox, each of which contains a million acres. Says expenses and "a consideration for your Service" will be paid. Tells him to report on each purchase separately. Would like to know as much as possible in 3-4 weeks when the land sales committee of the Massachusetts legislature will meet again. Docket in Henry Knox's hand. Bruce was in Machias in the District of Maine. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Waldo Patent Geography and Natural History Finance Government and Civics |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Bruce, Phineas (1762-1809) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| 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 reporting that the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands has refused their bid to buy more land in Maine |