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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06134 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0123] July-September 1794 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Joseph Peirce about settling with the settlers and possibility of being a friend and father to the people |
| Date | 5 July 1794 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Discusses land deals with the settlers. Believes he will be able to settle with all the settlers, except for those in Waldoboro, Maine. Comments the Waldoboro settlers seem to be with a bad influence. Mentions about possibly being friend and father of the people, depending on the amount of compensation he gets for land. Notes he will be visiting soon. Inquires after a tax issue. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Land Transaction Boundary or Property Dispute Petition Law Landlord and Tenant Finance Taxes or Taxation Waldo Patent |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 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 |