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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06133 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 July 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 24.7 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Complains about having a headache from yesterday's travels. Informs Knox he will be leaving for Boston, Massachusetts today. Requests Knox to send him the instructions for the agents, along with materials (possibly for Knox's future estate, Montpelier), as soon as they arrive. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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