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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04251 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Thomas Vose about discontented settlers on the Waldo lands |
| Date | 21 June 1789 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Received his last letter, as well as one from Captain [George] Ulmer, which discusses some of the "discontents" living on the Waldo patent lands. Provides more discussion of land patent and settlers on the patent in greater detail. Comments on how best to deal with settlers who claim they deserve to own the land they have settled on. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Boundary or Property Dispute Petition |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Vose, Thomas (1753-1810) Ulmer, George (1756-1825) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |