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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07652 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0147] September-October 1801 |
| Title | George Ulmer to Henry Knox about compensation for harrowed surveyors who have been shot at and wounded |
| Date | 31 October 1801 |
| Author | Ulmer, George (1756-1825) |
| Additional authors | Gleason, John (fl. 1796-1811) Houston, Robert (fl. 1801-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Signed by George Ulmer, Robert Houston, and John Gleason. Josiah Reed, who is the Justice of the Peace, signed the letter stating the three gentlemen took an oath to the written report. Document is possibly a copy. Writes to Knox telling him of their harrowing experience surveying and why they should be better compensated. Describes the steps they took informing the settlers of the survey work. Mentions several incidences where they were fired upon and several of their men were wounded. Notes the culprits were never caught and the difficulties they have had trying to apprehend the individuals responsible for the acts. Also speaks of the burning of Joseph Jones and Benjamin Bartlett's barns and the defacement of their survey work. Addressee name is not listed but due to the content of the letter it is likely to Henry Knox. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Landlord and Tenant Boundary or Property Dispute Mobs and Riots Rebellion Surveying Prisoner Finance Petition |
| People | Ulmer, George (1756-1825) Gleason, John (fl. 1796-1811) Houston, Robert (1765-1824) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Reed, Josiah (fl. 1798-1805) |
| Place written | Lincoln, Maine |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |