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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07612 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0147] September-October 1801 |
| Title | Henry Knox to George Ulmer about surveyor-settler conflict |
| Date | 13 September 1801 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Ulmer, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Discusses the ongoing conflict between the settlers (insurgents) and Knox's surveyors. Mentions he believes the insurgents must have known about Ulmer being out on Sunday. Inquires about what happen to the 60 insurgents. Also requests Ulmer persuades his brother, Philip Ulmer, to go out (likely to survey) a few more days. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Landlord and Tenant Boundary or Property Dispute Mobs and Riots Rebellion Surveying Prisoner |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ulmer, George (1756-1825) Ulmer, Philip (fl. 1798-1801) |
| Place written | Thomaston, 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 |