Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05873 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 April 1793 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy
Forgot to mention in his letter of yesterday that he made an inquiry into apple and pear trees as well as currant bushes. Says they are hard to find here. Has been told it is too late in the season. If they were transported to Maine, not one in a thousand would survive. Besides that, there is no nursery that can supply more than a quarter of the number he requested. Says that Oliver Smith suggests he write to William Prince, gardener in Flushing, Long Island "who can supply you with a greater variety and of the best kind, than any other person on the Continent, he makes a business of it, and is allways able to furnish any amount, and at the shortest notice, he puts them up in the best manner and at the proper season." Says that they have a conveyance every week to Captain Vose. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.
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