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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05908 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0119] July-September 1793 |
| Title | James Sullivan to Henry Knox on the Waldo patent and family matters |
| Date | 23 July 1793 |
| Author | Sullivan, James (1744-1808) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Legal document |
| Content Description | Thanks Knox for "recommending the agreeable family of Mr. [Ralph] Izard to our civilities." Wants Knox to deliver an enclosed letter to a Mr. [DeStorts]. Asks the letter to be returned if he has left Philadelphia. Has been absent from Boston for some time, but reports that Mrs. Sullivan saw Sarah Lyon Flucker at the commencement. Says "I combatted for you at Lincoln County and had one Ely who had appeared agt your interest recognized with sureties for his good behavior." "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Education Children and Family Women of the Founding Era Women's History Land Transaction Law Waldo Patent |
| People | Sullivan, James (1744-1808) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | James Sullivan (1744-1808). For his services as a lawyer defending land claims in York County, Maine, in 1773 Sullivan was offered a portion within the tract. He accepted, and the property was organized as Limerick Plantation, named after County Limerick, Ireland, the birthplace of his father. In 1775, he helped settle the town, which on March 6, 1787 would be incorporated as Limerick, Maine. In 1776, Sullivan was a judge in Massachusetts. Although he was elected to represent Massachusetts at the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1783 he did not attend. From 1790 to 1807, he was the Republican attorney general of Massachusetts and in 1801 prosecuted the Dedham murderer Jason Fairbanks. He also served as the governor of Massachusetts between 1807 and 1808. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |