The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07653 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0147] September-October 1801 |
| Title | Written deposition |
| Date | 31 October 1801 |
| Author | Cates, Benjamin (fl. 1801) |
| Additional authors | Cates, Andrew (fl. 1801) Cates, James (fl. 1801) Cates, John (fl. 1801) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Signed by Benjamin Cates, James Cates, John Cates, and Andrew Cates. Also signed by David Fales as the Justice of the Peace. A written deposition regarding the defacement of surveyed land on Henry Knox's patent in Maine. The deposition describes the amount of land and type of defacement committed by the settlers. Also describes other hostile acts the settlers committed. A note at the bottom of the letter states the above mentioned names made an oath to the truth. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Landlord and Tenant Boundary or Property Dispute Mobs and Riots Rebellion Surveying Prisoner Law |
| People | Cates, Andrew (fl. 1801) Cates, Benjamin (fl. 1801) Cates, James (fl. 1801) Cates, John (fl. 1801) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Fales, David (fl. 1770-1801) |
| Place written | Lincoln, Maine |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |