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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03564 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Shirley Erving about a claim on Waldo's Penobscot lands |
| Date | 3 June 1787 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Erving, Shirley |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Knox acknowledges the receipt of a letter from Erving on 22 May 1787 related to a claim of the descendants of General [William] Shirley to a portion of General Samuel Waldo's Penobscot lands (present-day Maine). Knox promises to investigate the claim, but does not think it will turn out to be valid. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Law Estate Genealogy |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Erving, Shirley (fl. 1787) Shirley, William (1694-1771) Waldo, Samuel (1695-1759) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Agriculture; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |