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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03612 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0081] July-September 1787 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Isaac Winslow about claims to the Waldo patent |
| Date | 22 July 1787 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Winslow, Isaac |
| Document Type | Land transaction document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the claims to the Waldo patent, particularly that of William Wetmore, the husband of Sarah, Lucy Knox's cousin. Makes arrangements with Winslow for a trip to Boston to discuss the claims. Asks Winslow to attend an upcoming meeting of the Ten Proprietors to discuss land surveys and the proprietors' allotments. Requests that he tell them the allotments cannot be given to them until the government legally grants the claim to Knox, Winslow and their associates. Writes a list of points that they need to go over. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Estate Children and Family Surveying Geography and Natural History Government and Civics Law |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806) Wetmore, William (1749-1830) Wetmore, William (1749-1830) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics; 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 |