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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04765 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0097] October-December 1790 |
| Title | Samuel Winslow to Henry Knox looking for work |
| Date | 1 November 1790 |
| Author | Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Recipient | Winslow, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Winslow acknowledges receiving Secretary of War Knox's letter written 14 October. Winslow mentions a "controversy between Mrs. Waldo and Us" believing that Knox "had a conviction either of the policy, or propriety of it." Winslow wishes to find employment but is unable to find anything. No doubt Knox will "be ever near the Fountain of Federal business" and Winslow hopes to get a position. Says he has not gone to the [Waldo] patent, as Knox wished, due to the hostile disposition of some inhabitants there and his own "present embarrass'd condition." Discusses Cox's petition, land sales, and other details related to Knox's land. Complains that the property is depreciating, and that local residents regularly take timber from Knox's land. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Waldo Patent Boundary or Property Dispute Finance Estate Women of the Founding Era Women's History Government and Civics Office Seeker Economics Landlord and Tenant |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Place written | Portland, Maine |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |