Online access and copy requests are not available for this item. You may request to be notified of when this becomes available digitally.
- GLC#
- GLC02437.07691-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 10 December 1801
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to Robert Houston
- Place Written
- Thomaston, Maine
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 29.3 cm, Width: 17.7 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Discusses his settlers land bonds. Says he has agreed with settlers on the plantations in Maine. Also instructs Houston to regulate the inhabitants on Knox's plantations in Maine. Notes he would like Houston to visit the plantation at least once a month. Says his biggest concern is to insure the settlers do not take up any other lots than their original lots. Provides further instructions on what is required of Houston and details regarding the land bonds.
Citation Guidelines for Online Resources
- Copyright Notice
- The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.