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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05256 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0103] November-December 1791 |
| Title | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox on business and real estate |
| Date | 11 November 1791 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Writes that his last letter was shipped on board a schooner, upon which he also shipped a variety of merchandise. Regrets that he hasn't had a line from Knox in some time. Includes information related to the business and real estate world, such as the news that Mr. [James] Bowdoin "declined receiving the dividend due to his Fathers Estate" (may be speaking about Governor Bowdoin's son, as the Governor died in 1790). Provides information on Knox's Waldo patent lands in Maine, and the legal struggles relating thereto. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Maritime Commerce Merchants and Trade Finance Estate Law Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |