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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03716 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 November 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Forwards Knox a portmanteau and asks him to keep it until he hears from him, "the least said on this subject the better." Marked "private."

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

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