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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06206 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0123] July-September 1794 |
| Title | Henry Knox to George Ulmer about complaints from Waldo inhabitants and how he wants to be a father to them but protect his legal rights |
| Date | 13 September 1794 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Ulmer, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Discusses complaints from the people on the [Waldo] patent lands. Informs Ulmer he now represents the entire patent, except for Orphan Island (present day Verona Island, Maine) and 6,000 acres on the Northwest part of Belfast, Maine. Notes he is willing to execute the agreement from 1788. Writes, "That while I endeavor the disposition and kindness of a father on the one hand, I possess on the other, a fixed determination to defend my just and legal rights in all respects whatever - " Says the people who did not compromise in 1788 shall be given a reasonable quantity of land and the deeds to the land once payment is received. Discusses further stipulations and details on purchasing the patent lands. Also speaks of the other people (the compromised people?) who signed in 1788 and the stipulations and agreements concerning them. Authorizes Ulmer to receive payment on the lands from the 1788 signers in his neighborhood and to submit monthly accounts reflecting those payments to Thomas Vose. |
| Subjects | Economics Land Transaction Landlord and Tenant Waldo Patent Contract Law Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ulmer, George (1756-1825) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Law; Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |