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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.03169
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0075] May-August 1785 
Title John Moriarty to Henry Knox discussing the purchase of some of Knox's land
Date 31 July 1785
Author Moriarty, John (fl. 1785-1787)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Land transaction document
Content Description Discusses the possible purchase of some of Knox's land in present-day Maine, referring to Knox's ownership of two farms and a limeworks. Notes that he could arrange to bring people from Ireland to settle the land. Proposes his method of payment.
Subjects Land Transaction  Finance  Immigration and Migration  Global History and Civics  Industry  Revolutionary War General  
People Moriarty, John (fl. 1785-1787)  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Place written St. George, Maine
Theme Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics; Industry
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859