Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to the Senate and House of Representatives
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03480 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 4 March 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
Discusses the last session, in particular the budgeting of £2,500 for "the Purposes of raising and subsisting this States Proportion of the Federal Corps ordered by Congress agreeably to their Resolution ..." Since that amount is almost all used up, Jackson asks for more funds to support the current army.
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