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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07731 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0149] January-June 1802 |
| Title | Henry Knox to George Ulmer discussing the loss of barns in a fire |
| Date | 6 May 1802 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Ulmer, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Noted as a copy on the docket. Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Discusses the sum Joseph Jones and [Benjamin?] Bartlett received for the loss of their barns (the barns were burnt down by the settlers). Also mentions how he had hoped to see Ulmer before his departure from Boston, Massachusetts. A portion of the bottom right corner of the letter is missing causing minor text loss and the loss of Knox's signature. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Landlord and Tenant Boundary or Property Dispute Mobs and Riots Rebellion Surveying Prisoner Finance Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ulmer, George (1756-1825) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | 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 |