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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07464 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0144] September-December 1800 |
| Title | George Ulmer to Henry Knox about settlers working on the land and insurgents |
| Date | 21 September 1800 |
| Author | Ulmer, George (1756-1825) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Ulmer says he gave Captain Robert Swan permits to settlers "to work upon the land in Township B," as Knox requested. Warns Knox that the insurgents are becoming more confident and something must be done to stop them. Ulmer believes that the new settlers will start arming themselves to fight the insurgents if the government does not intervene. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Boundary or Property Dispute Law Crime Criminals and Outlaws Rebellion Surveying Assassination Injury or Wound Mobs and Riots Immigration and Migration Government and Civics |
| People | Ulmer, George (1756-1825) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Swan, Robert (1752-1835) |
| Place written | Ducktrap, Maine |
| Theme | Law; Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |