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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03240 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0077] January-August 1786 |
| Title | Samuel Winslow to Henry Knox concerning family lands in Falmouth |
| Date | 7 February 1786 |
| Author | Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses transactions relating to the Falmouth lands, a tract of land belonging to Henry Knox's wife's family; they belonged to the estate of Brigadier-General Samuel Waldo, Lucy Knox's grandfather. Samuel Winslow describes negotiations between Isaac Winslow; someone with the initials T.F. (perhaps Thomas Flucker, Lucy's father); Francis Waldo, an uncle of Lucy Knox; and a Mr. Wetmore. Also mentions the price of the lands and the taxes involved. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Estate Children and Family Finance Taxes or Taxation |
| People | Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806) Flucker, Thomas (1719-1783) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Winslow, Isaac (ca. 1743-1793) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Samuel and his brother Isaac Winslow (1763-1806) were relations of Knox's wife. They also had a cousin named Isaac Winslow (1743-ca. 1792/3) who was involved with their land negotiations in the Waldo patent. It is unclear which Isaac he is discussing in this letter. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to Samuel Freeman concerning land ownership Letter from Samuel Winslow to Henry Knox concerning the Waldo estate |