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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06107 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 May 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Mentions continuing construction on Knox's house (Montpelier) as planned. Discusses elections held in Boston, Massachusetts. Reports [Samuel] Adams won the Governor's seat with two thirds of the vote and Moses Gill is leading over Mr. [Nathaniel] Gorham for Lieutenant Governor. Inquires about a rumor that Madame Bacler de Leval married Franco Petrus Van Berckel.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803
Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796
Gill, Moses, 1734-1800
Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de, fl. 1790-1796
Van Berckel, Franco Petrus, fl. 1785-1794

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