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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09262 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0130] April-June 1796 |
| Title | Petition to Massachusetts legislature for the right to remain on land within the Waldo patent |
| Date | May 1796 |
| Document Type | Land transaction document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Petition to the Massachusetts Legislature, stating that the many petitioners have lived on part of the Waldo patent for generations, and that this part of the land belongs to them, even though it has been deeded to Henry Knox. |
| Subjects | Petition Government and Civics Boundary or Property Dispute Waldo Patent Land Transaction |
| Place written | Lincoln, Maine |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Resolution by the Massachusetts legislature regarding Henry Knox's petition |