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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06838 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0132] October-December 1796 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Samuel Winslow declaring he is not ready to sell the land Winslow has specified an interest in |
| Date | 12 October 1796 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Winslow, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Unsigned, but content and docket suggest the author is Henry Knox. Written from Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine. Writes that he received Winslow's earlier letter. Declares that he is not yet ready to sell the land in question, and if he decides to, he will sell it at public auction, which would allow Mr. Anderson his fair chance at purchasing it. Discusses several other business and land transactions. |
| Subjects | Finance Land Transaction Waldo Patent |
| People | Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Waldo, Samuel (1764-1798) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | The earlier letter Knox refers to (see GLC02437.06836) was written by Samuel Waldo, not Samuel Winslow, the addressee of this letter. This letter does not list an addressee in its body, but the docket suggests the addressee is Samuel Winslow. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Samuel Waldo to Henry Knox regarding an application to purchase some of the Falmouth lands in Maine |