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- GLC#
- GLC02437.06033-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- January 26, 1794
- Author/Creator
- Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
- Title
- to Henry Knox
- Place Written
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Pagination
- 3 p. : Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
References Knox's letter of 15 January. Makes references to various financial transactions. Forwarded the whole of Peters's survey to William Bingham last week. Says the weather is so cold the ink is freezing in his pen. Reports that the new theatre in Boston will open tomorrow. Says "it is one of the most Elegant & beautiful buildings on the Continent." Mentions that Samuel Breck will be particularly astonished. Says the bills to build the theatre have come to $35,000. To finish the assembly room will take an additional $5,000. Wants to know if Knox received the beef, butter, and potatoes sent to him.
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