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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07605 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0147] September-October 1801 |
| Title | George Ulmer to Henry Knox about surveying and insurgents burning down barns |
| Date | 5 September 1801 |
| Author | Ulmer, George (1756-1825) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Informs Knox they have completed the business (surveying) and they no longer need all the reinforcements. Reports the "Jacobins of the wilderness" burnt down Mr. Joseph Jones and Mr. Benjamin Bartlett's barns full of goods. States, "our enemies have not resolution sufficient to meet us but vent their spite on the poor defenseless inhabitants." See GLC02437.07603 for a list of goods lost in the fire. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Landlord and Tenant Boundary or Property Dispute Mobs and Riots Rebellion Surveying Prisoner French Revolution |
| People | Ulmer, George (1756-1825) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Jackson, 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 unknown about a barn with hay and rye |