Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00612 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 12 June 1777 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.2 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Repeats news he mentioned in a letter from 8 June. Discusses the capture of several British ships with Hessians on board, and asks if he can enlist some of them for service. Comments on various ships, and mentions receiving money from Henry's brother William for Henry's share in the Newbury, apparently a privateer. Notes that Samuel Bradstreet has been accused of being a Tory, and Doctor Boyle is to be sent out of the country. Declares, "if the Court does not do something for us, we shall never raise out Regt. it is not money that will get the men... money is as plenty as dirt- there is nothing but what is better than money- Harry you have not the least Idea of the price of goods..." Complains of the exorbitant prices charged for goods, and proposes a system in which the military could purchase goods at a lower rate.
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