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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05376 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 March 1792 Pagination: 7 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Provides information on his transactions with their business associates, including Colonel [Benjamin] Walker and Mr. [Samuel] Shaw. Discusses their land acquisition projects (in Maine), as well as the communications he has received from Mr. [Royal] Flint on the subject. Explains the financial bids he is placing on land they are purchasing. Asks for details regarding Mrs. Knox's trip with the children to the Boston area. Would like to know how many children will be coming, and asks Knox to send a trunk with bed and table linens for them; everything else Jackson will be able to provide for their visit. Sends his love to Mrs. Knox. Adds that, to Knox's great disappointment, Dr. [William] Eustis will likely decline his military appointment.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Eustis, William, 1753-1825

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