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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10270 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0119] July-September 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to William Lewis asking Lewis to review papers about land in Massachusetts |
| Date | 22 July 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lewis, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Asks Lewis to review papers that came with the letter in regards to an "estate in the eastern parts of Massachusetts." Wishes with his help to finish up the business with the Waldo patent. Writes that "[i]t is extremely important to me, to complete, immediately, the purchase of this estate, if it can be done with one security to myself; and as Mr. Samuel Winslow is now waiting in town for its conclusion, I take the liberty to request your early attention to the questions which are enclosed, and to any other collatial points which may tend to give me a full and complete possession of the object of the proposed purchase." Large round water damage in the middle of the page. Watermarked "J Watt & C Patent Copy/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy. |
| Subjects | Contract Land Transaction Waldo Patent Finance Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lewis, William (fl. 1784-1800) Dane, Nathan (1752-1835) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |