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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07548 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0146] June-August 1801 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Gleason instructing a land purchase |
| Date | 22 June 1801 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Gleason, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Instructs Gleason to purchase 20,340 acres of land located between Belfast and New Landrian in Maine. Describes the boundary lines and also instructs Gleason to note the quality of the land. Addressee name was added at a later date. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Waldo Patent |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Gleason, John (fl. 1796-1811) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | 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 |