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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05361 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 March 1792 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Discusses possible amendments to the General Court's bill approving their canal project. Mentions his attempts to outbid Mr. [William] Tudor on a million acres of land (in Maine, in or near the Waldo patent lands). Also comments on the financial woes of [William] Duer, and how they are causing panic among the public. Relates that Dr. [William] Eustis has visited him that morning, who should be able to write Knox soon to accept his new appointment.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Tudor, William, 1750-1819
Duer, William, 1747-1799
Eustis, William, 1753-1825

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