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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05211 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0102] September-October 1791 |
| Title | Henry Knox to William Stephens Smith suggesting Smith should buy Knox's St. Lawrence lands instead of those further east |
| Date | 25 October 1791 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Smith, William Stephens |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Says it might be more agreeable to Smith to buy Knox's St. Lawrence lands instead of those further east. Reports "The St. Lawrence lands are excellent in quality and are opposite to James Graves Simcoe's new government in Canada, "where land is selling very high." Tells him Governor George Clinton can inform him on the lands. Declares that his proportion of the St. Lawrence lands is about 42,000 acres. Explains that Gouverneur Morris was empowered by Alexander Macomb "to sell the whole, and it was said by the parties that he had made an agreement for him at a crown p[er] acre - but I have not heard lately from any of the parties." Describes the conditions of a possible sale. Mentions an advance of $20,000. Speaks of many caveats depending on the situation with Morris. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Waldo Patent Canada Finance Immigration and Migration Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Smith, William Stephens (1755-1816) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |