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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09192 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | Henry Knox to unknown recipients regarding a proposition to purchase land in Frankfort, Maine |
| Date | 27 September 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Document is not signed but appears to be in Henry Knox's handwriting. Instructions regarding a proposition to the settlers in Frankfort, Maine for purchasing land and supplying the settlers with warrantee deeds. States if any settlers reject their [likely to be Henry Knox, Samuel Winslow, and Isaac Winslow, who are the heirs and representatives of the late Brigadier General Samuel Waldo] proposition they will not be obligated to offer the deal again at a later date. One insert is included. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Waldo Patent Boundary or Property Dispute Contract Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Place written | Frankfort, Maine |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | It is unclear whether the Isaac Winslow of this document is the younger Isaac (1763-1806), who is Samuel's brother, or their elder cousin (1743-ca. 1792/3). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |