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1 August 1753
Dick, John (fl. 1753)
[Note]
Promise to pay Samuel Waldo £10. Signed by John Dick with his mark, with William Grinlay and Thomas Anderson signing as witnesses. Noted as written in Greenock in North Britain.
GLC02437.08968
31 December 1753
Bulfinch, John (fl. 1753)
[Sale of land]
Contract for the sale of land. Signed by John Philips and Jacob Ridgway as witnesses, with notes of receipt from John Philips, dated 31 December 1753 and Ezekiel Goldthwait dated 8 August 1754.
GLC02437.08972
24 June 1756
Fuller, Thomas (fl. 1756)
[Receipt]
Receipt of all of the passengers and provisions to settle land.
GLC02437.08984
24 October 1765
Goldthwait, Thomas (1717-1799)
to Samuel Waldo and Francis Waldo
Written from Fort Pownall, at present-day Stockton Springs, Maine. Addressed to "Col. Waldo or his brother," likely referring to either Samuel or Francis Waldo. Discusses the topography and resources of different land lots and considers whether...
GLC02437.09031
May 1773
Unknown
[List of German settlers on east side of Broad Bay]
List of German settlers on the east side of Broad Bay received from the Schoolmaster in May 1773.
GLC02437.09082
16 December 1786
Stone, Jonathan (fl. 1786)
[Description of township "No 1 in the second range"]
Description of a particular township (no name is given), including its boundaries, as well as industry, such as fishing and lumber. Also features a list of settlers of the township.
GLC02437.09159
13 September 1788
Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
to unknown [incomplete]
Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. No addressee listed. Asks the addressee for any information on German settlers who might have a claim on Waldo patent lands, including evidence and details of their situations. Hopes to...
GLC02437.09180
21 September 1788
[List]
Document is not signed but appears to be in Henry Knox's handwriting. A list of islands and its inhabitants lying east of Carvers Island, Maine. Date was added later in pencil.
GLC02437.09187
29 September 1788
to George Ulmer
Most of the document is in Henry Knox's handwriting. Noted as a copy. Henry Knox, Samuel Winslow, and Isaac Winslow request Ulmer gather information on lands near Belfast, Maine. Provides instructions to Ulmer regarding land settlements and...
GLC02437.09195
2 October 1788
[Land agreement]
Document is signed by Henry Knox and various other people. A land agreement between Henry Knox and the inhabitants of Owls Head, Maine. Knox agrees to supply the inhabitants who agree to his terms with warranty deeds. The land is being sold for...
GLC02437.09199
circa 1795
[Lands subscibed for in Warren 1788]
List includes deeds granted and the number of acres for various town in Maine ranging from 1788 to 1795. A number of the deeds were permitted to George Ulmer, Esq. Title take from the title of the document.
GLC02437.09211
2 January 1789
Thomas, Waterman (fl. 1785-1801)
[Petition to the Massachusetts legislature from the inhabitants of Waldoborough]
The citizens of Waldoborough petitioning for land they believe is owed them from thirty years earlier, due to an agreement with General Waldo when they first settled there. Also petitioning to not have to pay again for their current lands, due to...
GLC02437.09215
8 June 1789
Little, Daniel (fl. 1789-1801)
to Henry Knox
Discussing building a school on the Waldo patent, a large tract of land belonging to Knox.
GLC02437.09222
14 December 1789
Vose, Thomas (1753-1810)
Discussing his attempts to earn payment from settlers for lands belonging to Knox and other financial affiars of Knox's. Discusses purchase of materials, the poor outcome of a merchant voyage by Captain Henderson, construction on Knox's estate, his...
GLC02437.09231
8 October 1793
[Petition to the state of Massachusetts for rights to land within the Waldo patent]
All text and signatures secretarially written. Petition to the House and Senate of Massachusetts requesting that the petitioners be allowed to keep their lands in the Waldo patent, even though Henry Knox claims he owns the land. Argues that their...
GLC02437.09247
no date
[Names of original owners of the Waldo patent]
List of names of those originally owning land in the Waldo patent, how much land they owned, and who now owns that land.
GLC02437.09290
circa 1791
Henri, Pierre (ca. 1760-1822)
"Henri," an artist, sends samples of his work (not present) and asks for the addressee's patronage. He gives his address, and notes he can also do portraits in crayon. Location and date of creation inferred from dates of Henri's presence in...
GLC02437.09910
circa 1750-1820
Lists names of people with ages, gender, date of death and freight payment. Appears to relate to early German settlers on the Waldo Patent, but it is not clear whether it is an early, original document or a late 18th century summary of information.
GLC02437.09922
December 1782
Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, chevalier de (1747-1784)
A report of the work necessary to be done in order to put the post of West Point and its dependences in a proper state of defence
In Samuel Shaw's hand. Includes reports for Fort Clinton, Fort Putnam, Fort Webb, and other forts in the West Point vicinity. Docket states, "Major Villefranches observations of the [works] pieces and additions necessary to be performed at West...
GLC02437.10075
8 July 1783
to Colonel Trumbull
General Knox, Commander at West Point, reports that he met with [Major Sebastian] Bauman. Both he and Bauman agree that the "Germans have better continue untill the definitive treaty should arrive, Because were they discharged now it would create...
GLC02437.10118
28 June 1789
Jackson, Henry (1747-1809)
Discusses unrest and states that "nothing would quiet the People, and a revolution would certainly take place on the patent..." States that Thomas, Brown, and others wish "to be treated exactly as the State treats these Settlers - by giving them 100...
GLC02437.10220
8 April 1792
to Benjamin Walker [incomplete]
Two parts. First part dated 8 April. Mentions an "embarrased situation of Madme de la Val. The agreement with her might be certainly carried into full effect by some means or other." Mentions William Duer and himself having authorized a purchase...
GLC02437.10247
1 October 1792
to David McClure
This letter was copied in an unknown hand. Writes to the Reverend David McClure and thanks him for the "remembrances of the pure friendship of our early years." Goes on to discuss his views on the Indian Wars and his ideas for intermarriage between...
GLC02437.10255
24 June 1794
to Thomas Russell
Written as an introductory letter for Mr. Tallerand and Beaumetz of France who are "on a visit to the eastern states ..." Describes them as "two characters eminent in France, for their talents, their virtues, and their rank in society." Notes that...
GLC02437.10304
to Christopher Gore
Written as an introductory letter for Mr. Tallerand and Beaumetz, "two gentlemen, of the greatest respectability, whom the troubles of France have constrained to quit their ... Country." Continues saying that "[t]hey are on a visit to New england...
GLC02437.10310
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