Duer, William (1747-1799) [Agreement to purchase one million acres of land in Maine]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05084 Author/Creator: Duer, William (1747-1799) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 25 July 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 33.4 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Legal document written in William Duer's hand. Signed by Duer, Henry Knox, Royal Flint. Knox also signed for Henry Jackson. The document states the four parties to the agreement "agree with each other upon honor to be equally concerned in the purchase of one million of acres of land in the Province of Maine - no parties to be admitted to this concern without the consent of the subscribers." The location of the land is to be determined by the parties. They also agree to make proposals in joint concern for the land belonging to the Indians on each side of the Penobscot River.
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