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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03555 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 May 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 30.3 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Encloses a bill of exchange (not present). Notes that their mutual friend, Samuel Breck, requests Knox to put the bill on board a ship bound for France. The bill will pay for Breck's son's educational expences in France.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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