Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.05563-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
29 July 1792
Author/Creator
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
4 p. : docket ; Height: 37.3 cm, Width: 23 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Discusses their shaky situation with land speculation. Mentions the committee's desire to "hold me strictly to every point and condition of the agreement." Reports having trouble collecting money owed to him, and believes some of their financial associates will take advantage of their weak position. Mentions that Mr. de Grégoire "has disappeared ever since I tendered him the money," so he plans to use the law to make Grégoire uphold his end of a previous agreement. Continues to discuss a variety of business affairs concerning their land.

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