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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03567 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 June 1787 Pagination: 1 p. ; 29.4 x 17.8 cm. Order a Copy

Encloses a warrant on Nathaniel Appleton, receiver of the Continental Taxes for the State of Massachusetts, for security for a loan from the Massachusetts Bank. The loan was used to be used to pay two companies of federal artillery ordered to protect the arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts. For related correspondence, please refer to GLC02437.03573, GLC02437.03577, and GLC02437.03580.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Appleton, Nathaniel, 1731-1798

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