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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06189 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0123] July-September 1794 |
| Title | Henry Knox to William Griffin about the terms on Brigadiers Island and inhabitants leaving the island [working draft] |
| Date | 30 August 1794 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Griffin, William |
| Document Type | Land transaction document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Working draft to GLC02437.06190. Discusses the terms on his newly purchased island (Brigadiers Island, now Sears Island, Maine). Notes all the inhabitants, except for a gentleman named Benjamin Carver, have agreed to leave the island within a year's time. Requests Griffin to insure that the inhabitants do not cut more than a acre of wood. Also requests Griffin to care for the land once the inhabitants leave. Asks Griffin to purchase sheep and put it on his account. Notes Griffin will be reasonably compensated. Written from Brigadiers Island, present day Sears Island. Letter is unsigned but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Contract Finance Waldo Patent Immigration and Migration Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Griffin, William (fl. 1794) |
| Place written | Sears Island, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law; Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to William Griffin about the terms on Brigadiers Island and inhabitants leaving the island, how much wood they can cut and sheep purchases |