Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03559 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 May 1787 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 31 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy
Discusses obtaining money to pay the troops and buy supplies. Writes, "I inclose a paper of this day by which you will observe a Return of the Senate & House as Chosen by the People." Discusses the candidates, writing, "a Respectable committee of both Houses waited on the Honble. John Hancock Esqr. & informed him he was chosen Govr of this Commonwealth." Hancock will visit the general court the following day, if his gout does not prevent him from doing so. Notes that the Lieutenant Governor is not chosen by the people.
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