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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05489 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 June 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Refers to an earlier letter he sent to Knox in which he discussed payment on one of their contracts. Urges Knox's "immediate compliance," because a lady (likely Madame de Leval) spoke with some "evilminded" persons who may try to overturn their negotiations based on the idea that they cannot pay. Resolves that he will not yield one inch of ground in their deliberations.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de, fl. 1790-1796

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