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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09264 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0136] January-April 1798 |
| Title | Resolution regarding distribution of lands in the Waldo patent |
| Date | 16-23 February 1798 |
| Author | Sumner, Increase (1746-1799) |
| Document Type | Government document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Appointing a surveyor to settle a dispute over lands within the Waldo patent. Some of the lands recently granted to Waldo's heirs were within the holding of the Plymouth company, and this overlap must be resolved. Also signed by Samuel Phillips, John Avery and Edward Robbins. Identical text to GLC02437.09265, possibly a copy. |
| Subjects | Surveying Boundary or Property Dispute Government and Civics Land Transaction Waldo Patent |
| People | Sumner, Increase (1746-1799) Phillips, Samuel (1715-1790) Avery, John (1739-1806) Robbins, Edward H. (Edward Hutchinson) (1758-1837) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Edward H. Robbins was the Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, and later Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. Increase Sumner was the Governor of Massachusetts. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Resolution regarding distribution of lands in the Waldo patent |