Ulmer, George, 1756-1825 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.07652-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
31 October 1801
Author/Creator
Ulmer, George, 1756-1825
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Lincoln, Maine
Pagination
7 p. : Height: 24.1 cm, Width: 19.3 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Signed by George Ulmer, Robert Houston, and John Gleason. Josiah Reed, who is the Justice of the Peace, signed the letter stating the three gentlemen took an oath to the written report. Document is possibly a copy. Writes to Knox telling him of their harrowing experience surveying and why they should be better compensated. Describes the steps they took informing the settlers of the survey work. Mentions several incidences where they were fired upon and several of their men were wounded. Notes the culprits were never caught and the difficulties they have had trying to apprehend the individuals responsible for the acts. Also speaks of the burning of Joseph Jones and Benjamin Bartlett's barns and the defacement of their survey work. Addressee name is not listed but due to the content of the letter it is likely to Henry Knox.

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