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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04367 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0091] September-October 1789 |
| Title | Isaac Winslow to Henry Knox about the Waldo patent lands |
| Date | 27 September 1789 |
| Author | Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Has recently returned from the Waldo patent lands. Relates that most of the people seem happy with the arrangements they worked out about living on the land. Discusses his interactions with Captain [George] Ulmer and Colonel [possibly Daniel] Shute. Mentions that he is pleased with the work of Captain [Thomas] Vose, their agent in the patent. Comments on the proceedings of the General Court regarding the Waldo patent, and the case being brought against them by a Mr. Brown. Describes the quality of the settlers on the lands. Plans to spend "the whole of the next season at the patent." Hopes Knox will visit. Proposes some improvements to houses on the patent. Sends his regards to Mrs. Knox. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Waldo Patent Revolutionary War General Landlord and Tenant Law Government and Civics Immigration and Migration Building Construction |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806) Vose, Thomas (1753-1810) Ulmer, George (1756-1825) Shute, Daniel (1756-1829) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |