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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09239 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0116] December 1792 |
| Title | Henry Knox's offer to purchase land from Samuel Winslow |
| Date | 7 December 1792 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Winslow, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Discusses his interest in buying Winslow's share of the Waldo patent. Desires to buy the share because he wishes to consolidate the entire patent under one owner, making it more valuable, easier to manage, and better equipped to handle disputed claims over property. Also wants to make sure he owns the property outright, without any other debts or claims on it, otherwise may not go through with the deal. Offering ten thousand dollars up front and ten thousand more a year later for the full share. Gives Winslow sixty days to accept or reject his offer. |
| Subjects | Finance Land Transaction Waldo Patent Boundary or Property Dispute Debt |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | 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 | Letter from Samuel Winslow to Henry Knox desperately trying to sell Knox his lands in the Waldo Patent |