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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05307 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 15, 1792 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

Was disappointed not to have received word from Knox on how to proceed with their canal project. Is waiting to put their plans into action. Discusses a new company, led by a Colonel Worthington, which is being formed to cut a canal in the Connecticut River. Talks about the legislature's meetings to discuss the land purchases in the Waldo patent in Maine. Relates a conversation he had with Isaac Winslow about the patent lands; Winslow writes that he is in no "hurry to settle." Provides information on land deals with several others, including Mr. [Richard] Soderstrom and Mr. [William] Tudor.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Söderström, Richard, fl. 1741-1815
Tudor, William, 1750-1819
Winslow, Isaac, 1763-1806
Heath, William, 1737-1814

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