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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04093 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0087] January-February 1789 |
| Title | Samuel Henley to Henry Knox on a dispute over a purchase of buildings and land. Requests to see Thomas Flucker's records |
| Date | 17 January 1789 |
| Author | Henley, Samuel (fl. 1788-1795) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Legal document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Written in Charlestown, possibly in Massachusetts. Writes to inform Knox that he purchased of Zachariah & Bethiah Fowle a house, barn and land in 1756. He bought them from Thomas Flucker, Knox's father-in-law, to whom the property had been mortgaged. Some time later, he happened to encounter Mr. Flucker and was told that everything regarding the mortgage was arranged to Henley's satisfaction. At the time of the purchase, he and Mr. Flucker were very close friends, and, being unused to buying property, Henley did not read the contract as closely as he should have. Twenty-five years later, Henley's ownership of the property was called into dispute by a Mr. Simson, who also claims to have a mortgage on the property which he arranged with Mr. Flucker. Wonders if Knox has Mr. Flucker's books and can look into the records on the subject. Also, Henley sold the property to Susanna Wollis, and, having heard about this issue, Susanna is beset with anxiety over the ownership of the lands. She has now engaged lawyers and plans to sue Henley. Asks Knox to investigate the manner and help out a "poor unfortunate, and distressed man." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Landlord and Tenant Estate Children and Family Mortgage Contract Boundary or Property Dispute Finance Women of the Founding Era Women's History Law |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Henley, Samuel (fl. 1788-1795) |
| Place written | Charlestown, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law; Agriculture; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |