Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.05361-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 18, 1792
Author/Creator
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

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.

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