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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07499 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0145] January-May 1801 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Joseph Copeland with an agreement regarding Knox's Eastern lands |
| Date | 6 January 1801 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Copeland, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Letter is signed by Henry Knox, Joseph Copeland, and John Gleason as a witness. Appears to be an agreement between Henry Knox and Joseph Copeland regarding Knox's Eastern lands. Knox complains about people cutting his timber on the Warren lands and requests Copeland's assistance. Asks Joseph Copeland to find evidence and prosecute the trespassers. There is a note with Copeland's signature agreeing to Knox's request. A portion of the letter is a duplicate of GLC02437.07498. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Law Landlord and Tenant Forestry Boundary or Property Dispute Contract Land Transaction |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Copeland, Joseph (fl. 1796-1801) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Law; 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 | Henry Knox to Joseph & Moses Copeland about Knox's people cutting timber on eastern lands |