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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07553 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0146] June-August 1801 |
| Title | George Ulmer to Henry Knox about taking suspect settlers prisoner |
| Date | 28 June 1801 |
| Author | Ulmer, George (1756-1825) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Discusses financial matters involving the townspeople and the prisoners (likely in Maine). Mentions the new prisoners who were brought in for firing at the surveyors on 16 July [1800?]. Notes he and [Robert?] Houston examined the prisoners last evening and found two who were brought in by mistake; no evidence could be obtained from the two prisoners so they were released. Requests eight muskets and says he will begin surveying once again. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Boundary or Property Dispute Mobs and Riots Rebellion Surveying Prisoner Law Weaponry |
| People | Ulmer, George (1756-1825) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Belfast, 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 |