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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07386 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 March 1800 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.6 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Jackson keeps Knox informed about the progress of their cases in the court. Jackson is confident "in the stability and firmness of the settlement, and the it cannot be broken up or shake in the least, let who will assail it.-we have the best Council in the Law." Mentions that he has not heard from Knox's son, Henry Jackson.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832

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