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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05654 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0114] October 1792 |
| Title | Survey and exploration journal of one million acres in Maine |
| Date | 15 October - 9 December 1792 |
| Author | Albee, William (fl. 1792) |
| Additional authors | Peters, John (fl. 1789-1792); Pierpont, Joseph (fl. 1792) |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Content Description | Full title: "A journal over 1,000,000 acres of land in the County of Hancock & Washington, sold by government to General Jackson & others- containing a description of the soil, growth river, lakes, ponds, brooks, mountains, plains, swamps, meadows & commencing Monday 15 October 1792." Created by William Albee and Joseph Pierpont, with additional notes by John Peters. Lists the names of inhabitants of specific areas of the land. Meticulous in detail, the survey includes numbers of trees, etc., and presents analyses of the land for potential use. |
| Subjects | Geography and Natural History Surveying Land Transaction Waldo Patent Government and Civics Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Industry |
| People | Albee, William (fl. 1792) Peters, John (fl. 1789-1792) Pierpont, Joseph (fl. 1792) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Place written | Maine |
| Theme | Agriculture; Westward Expansion; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |