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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09109 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0073] August-December 1784 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Thomas Rice about the estate of Thomas Flucker |
| Date | 27 September - 4 October 1784 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Rice, Thomas |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Contains two letters. In the first, of 27 September, Knox writes that he was unable to call upon Rice when Knox visited the "eastern country" recently. Writes that he is an agent of part of the Waldo patent, as he is executor for the recently deceased Thomas Flucker, and a representative of Hannah Flucker. Asks Rice to send him any transactions for the land of the Waldo patent, as well as mortgages and deeds. The second letter, of 4 October, is on a similar topic. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Estate Children and Family Women's History Mortgage |
| People | Rice, Thomas (fl. 1765-1800) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Waldo, Francis (ca. 1728-1784) Flucker, Thomas (1719-1783) Waldo, Samuel (ca. 1723-1770) Flucker, Hannah (1726-1785) Waldo, Sarah (fl. 1793-1800) |
| Place written | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law; Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |