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Author: George Ulmer Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Noted as a copy. Discusses the progress of the surveying and updates Knox on his schedule. Mentions the committee's presence may help keep the peace with the settlers. Letter is a duplicate of GLC02437.07588.
Author: George Ulmer Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Noted as a copy. Discusses the progress of the surveying and updates Knox on his schedule. Mentions the committee's presence may help keep the peace with the settlers. Letter is a duplicate of GLC02437.07588.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Discussing the surveying and defense of his lands in the Waldo patent. Hopes to visit some of his settlements to meet with the people, and has sent out men to meet with settlers in other towns, in effort to peaceably settle all issues regarding his lands. Also addressed to Robert Houston and John Gleason.
Author: George Ulmer Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Updates Knox on what appears to be a group or party of men gathered by Ulmer likely to insure the safety of the surveyors against the settlers.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Discusses the ongoing conflict between the settlers (insurgents) and Knox's surveyors. Mentions he believes the insurgents must have known about Ulmer being out on Sunday. Inquires about what happen to the 60 insurgents. Also requests Ulmer persuades his brother, Philip Ulmer, to go out (likely to survey) a few more days.
Author: George Ulmer Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Informs Knox he has not been able to hire any men to assist in surveying the new townships (likely in Maine). Says everyone is intimidated by the back settlers who threaten to fire upon anyone who attempts to run outlands. Recommends increasing their number of men and arming them.
Author: George Ulmer Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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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.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. A brief note concerning the settlers located on the northern part of the Waldo patent.
Author: George Ulmer Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Informs Knox that a gentleman named Thomas has agreed to assist Knox in stopping the settlers in the back country (likely the north part of the Waldo patent) from committing further violence on Knox's surveyors.
Author: George Ulmer Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Discusses his continuing investigation of the men who shot at the surveyors on Knox's patent. Describes the conversations he had with various men and the settlers public opinion of Knox. Also recommends employing more surveyors and spreading them out in order to complete the surveys this year. Notes the surveyors should be good firm men, and paid sufficient funds to insure they attend to the business. Encloses (not included) a list of suspects who are against the surveying.
Author: George Ulmer Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Appears to discuss a proclamation that was issued. Mentions he informed Captain Knowles to raise a company to apprehend those who are in support of an undisclosed issue (possibly concerning settlers in Maine). Also mentions they were unable to complete the survey due to bad weather. Goes on to discuss the troubles with various settlers in different areas.
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