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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03123 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0074] January-April 1785 |
| Title | John Moriarty to Henry Knox about purchasing land from Knox |
| Date | 31 March 1785 |
| Author | Moriarty, John (fl. 1785-1787) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Written in Bristol, Broad Bay (present-day Maine). Hopes to be able to purchase one or two hundred acres of land from Knox. Asks what price Knox would charge for the land, and discusses his method of payment. Writes, "I expect some familys here from Ireland, who will undoubtedly want some tracts of Land, & if you can have faith Enough, to put any Confidence in an Irish man, & that you Impower [sic] me to Act for you here, depend, I will serve you if I can." In a post script, notes that Major John Hopkins, former Commissary of Prisoners, will recommend Moriarty to Knox. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Finance Immigration and Migration Global History and Civics Letter of Introduction or Recommendation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Moriarty, John (fl. 1785-1787) |
| Place written | Bristol, Maine |
| 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 |