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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05473 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 May 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Writes that they all arrived safely in Dorchester and found the house almost ready (Lucy Knox and Sarah Lyons Flucker and their children came to stay with Jackson). They decided to stay there; they only lacked blankets, but Jackson procured them. Discusses how he helped them to settle in. Also adds that he has heard that General [John] Brooks will decline his military appointment, and that Major [Samuel] Shaw will be getting married.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Brooks, John, 1752-1825
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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