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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06153 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0123] July-September 1794 |
| Title | William Bingham to Henry Knox about land in Maine |
| Date | 27 July 1794 |
| Author | Bingham, William (1752-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Discusses Knox's upcoming trip to Maine. Requests Knox inform him which areas will be best to raise a town and a port in Machias, Maine. Speaks of trying to prevent depredation on the land. Mentions needing a man with some "respectability & even popularity" to guard the property. Encloses the deeds to the property and asks them to be recorded in the proper offices. Speaks of the articles that were agreed upon by the committee and the terms for payment on the land. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Immigration and Migration Contract Law Finance American Statesmen Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Bingham, William (1752-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Law; Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |