9 March 1792

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to William Duer or Royal Flint

Marked "copy." Explains the offer he made to the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands the day before, describing what lands he asked for and the terms by which he intends to purchase them.

GLC02437.05342

14 October 1783

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Document signed

Title: [Certificate of capture]

Written by Jackson as Colonel of the 4th Massachusetts Regiment (he was breveted a Brigadier General on 30 September 1783). Countersigned by Thomas Ivers, Massachusetts State Treasurer on verso. Note on verso written by Major Moses Ashley on 12 January 1784. Jackson certifies the capture of Asa Whitney, William Powell, and Nathan Smith (alias Wait), deserters from the 4th Massachusetts Regiment, by Ashley. Says Ashley is entitled to the reward for their captured. Note on verso is a reminder to the government "to pay what I am entitled to." There are several dockets, one of which says the…

GLC01412.46

22 July 1783

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt for Knox's donation to the Society of the Cincinnati]

Written in a secretarial hand and signed by Colonel Jackson in his capacity as the Treasurer of the Massachusetts branch of the Society of the Cincinnati. This receipt acknowledges that Knox gave one month's pay to be used for the establishment of a fund agreeable to the Society.

GLC02437.02313

January 21, 1784

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document

Title: [Miscellaneous garrison orders]

Orders that a field officer will be appointed each Thursday to visit the works and redoubts in the vicinity of West Point. Adds that as the weather becomes more severe, duties of the grand parade will be dispensed with. Includes several other specific orders. Written and signed by Charles Selden, who certifies that this document is an exact transcript of garrison orders issued by Brigadier General Henry Jackson.

GLC02437.02934

15 November 1783

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Document signed

Title: [Return for the 2nd Massachusetts Foot Brigade]

Partially printed document with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment, rank, status, and alterations since the last return. Also includes a manuscript table on the verso with sick officers listed by status and name along with remarks. Noted as printed by F. Bailey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Countersigned A. Williams.

GLC02437.02779

8 November 1783

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the second Massachusetts brigade of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Also includes a list regarding absent officers. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10566

11 October 1783

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the second regiment of Massachusetts foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Also includes a chart on the verso regarding absent officers. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10545

18 October 1783

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the second Massachusetts regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Also includes a list chart on the verso regarding absent officers. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10553

25 October 1783

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the second Massachusetts regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Includes a chart on the verso regarding absent officers. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10559

May 1793

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document signed

Title: The Offices of the Massachusetts Line

This document is a May 1793 account signed by Treasurer Henry Jackson with lists of payments to and from "The Officers of the Massachusetts Line". Along with this document is a note citing a payment of 214 dollars, "subscribed by a number of officers of the Line" to General William Hull. The general had been appointed by his fellow officers in the spring of 1792 to press a memorial to Congress requesting further compensation for Revolutionary War veterans. The note is attached to the debit report with a wax seal. These documents are stored in Size 1, Box 31.

GLC01450.627.01.01

6 May 1794

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Expenses]

Abstract of expenses for the construction of Henry Knox's house in Thomaston, Maine, listed by date.

GLC02437.08672

6 October 1794

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Printed document signed

Title: [Bill of lading for the schooner Paulina]

Partially printed. Attests that Henry Jackson is shipping two trunks, five boxes, a keg and some cheese from Boston to Philadelphia. The goods are to be picked up in Philadelphia by Knox or his assigns.

GLC02437.08682

6 September 1795

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

List of transactions between Henry Knox and Henry Jackson from 14 September 1794 to 4 September 1795.

GLC02437.10394

24 November 1794

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph document signed

Title: [List]

An account of Henry Knox's with Henry Jackson. Appears to be a list of persons names Jackson paid on Knox's behalf from 14 September 1794 to 10 November 1794.

GLC02437.10621

11 May 1792-9 October 1792

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph document signed

Title: [Account between Henry Jackson and Henry Knox]

Authorship is unclear, but Henry Jackson's signature appears to be at the bottom of page 4. Account for May-October 1792 between Henry Knox and Henry Jackson [in a secretarial hand], to which Jackson adds his handwritten and signed commentary on page 4.

GLC02437.05457

1 October 1792

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document

Title: [Deed]

Deed of land given to Henry Knox from Henry Jackson concerning the Waldo patent that belonged to Thomas Flucker. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.05633

7 November 1798

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph document

Title: [Memorandum]

Discusses a sale of land. Docket appears to be written by Henry Knox.

GLC02437.07188

July 18, 1776

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Reports no news from Boston and a feeling of security there. Explains that all news from New York comes from the bi-weekly post deliveries. They keep hoping to hear "something grand from you[r] quarter." General George Washington's call for troops from Boston to go to New York has made the people alarmed, but Jackson sees it in a positive light because it will compel the raising of more local troops to replace those leaving. Smallpox will prevent some troops from marching for New York. Mentions that Colonel John Glover's men will march to New York. Reports that the Declaration of…

GLC02437.00382

29 July 1776

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Responds to a letter in which Knox described a meeting between George Washington and an adjutant general from the British army seeking to deliver a letter and negotiate a truce (the story was written to Lucy in GLC02437.00385). Claims that the information about the conference had not been known to anyone else in Boston. Seeks Knox's permission to have the account printed. Mentions that the Continental troops have left Boston triggering the creation of a new militia. Comments on preparatory activities of Colonel Craft's regiment. Discusses a privateer's seizure of a ship bound for New…

GLC02437.00400

29 July 1776

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Reports on intelligence on British forces gathered from Benjamin Davis, one of about 150 prisoners taken from a ship captured by a privateer named Captain Skimmer and brought it to Marblehead, Massachusetts.

GLC02437.00402

17 June 1776

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Responds very late to Knox's two previous letters because he is busy. Briefly outlines his daily routine. Gives an account of the recent plans, activities, and capture of the privateer Hero, captained by James Tracy, while pursuing a prize of transport vessels near Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Continues with discussion of Nathaniel Tracy's efforts to have the prisoners exchanged and the injuries sustained by the forty member crew. Discusses raising a company of soldiers in Boston. He is helping the cause without joining the Continental Army because his parents do not want him to leave. He…

GLC02437.00343

5 August 1776

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Rebukes Knox for calling him a lazy scoundrel for not writing at every post. Discusses privateering news from a man named Captain White in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and provides an account of ships and cargo seized. Notes that the privateering has affected the price of sugar. Responds to Knox's suggestion of raising a regiment of artillery, but plans to write more on it in the future.

GLC02437.00412

19 August 1776

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Fears potential British successes in New York and the consequences it would have on morale. Wants all available men in New England sent to defend New York so it is not lost for want of soldiers, as was the case with the invasion of Canada. Believes that the British value New York very highly and if the Americans lose it will be disastrous. Discusses a ship from St. Augustine, Florida, that was seized and the intelligence gathered from it. Would like Knox to get him some artillery pieces.

GLC02437.00420

2 September 1776

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Briefly describes an unsuccessful "secret expedition" to obtain some artillery pieces. Seeks assistance in outfitting a ship with guns. Discusses a town meeting to choose wardens and various militia officers. Says James Otis "spoke as well as ever he did in his life." Names militia officers chosen, including William Davies, who had been Paul Revere's fellow rider on the April 18, 1776 "midnight ride." Indicates that many people think there will be no fighting in New York in the fall, but he is uncertain. Prays that Knox's "head may be cove[re]d in the day of Battle."

GLC02437.00436

5 September 1776

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Reacts to news of the Battle of Long Island, hopes the loss serve as a learning experience rather than discouraging one, and laments the loss of Lord Stirling and General John Sullivan, who were captured. No news from Boston. "Lt. Johnston" was Captain Lt. John Johnston, captured at Long Island (see GLC02437.00443).

GLC02437.00438