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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06049 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0121] January-March 1794 |
| Title | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox with updates on the committee deciding on tax burden of people concerned with the Waldo lands |
| Date | 20 February 1794 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Marked "Private" on address leaf. Updates Knox on the joint committee that is deciding on the taxes on the Waldo patent. The session was postponed until the next meeting of the legislature where current owners of the land will need to give just cause on why the heirs must pay all the taxes. Goes into detail about what they should do to prepare for the next session with the legislature. Mentions he found a farmer for Knox. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Taxes or Taxation Finance Boundary or Property Dispute Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law; Banking & Economics; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |