Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06220 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 October 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy
Discusses a situation involving a captain's pay. Comments he will need instructions from the Treasury or the War Department to be the captain's paymaster. Speaks of another gentleman who has recently moved to Boston, Massachusetts from England. Notes the gentleman spent some time with the East India Company and appears to be a capable and active gentleman.
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