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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04090 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0087] January-February 1789 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about the Reference |
| Date | 14 January 1789 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Relates that he is going to spend the day in Dorchester with "our friend Ben" [probably Hichborn]. Only has time to enclose a memo from Ben "on the subject of the Reference - you will observe they have changed their ground, & will do every thing in their power to take every advantage of you." Relates that Ben and [Edward] Robbins are aware of the problem and "will contract them if it is in the power of Man to do it." They will do everything in their power to "frustrate their designs." See GLC02437.04088 and GLC02437.04089 for related information. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Waldo Patent Finance Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) Robbins, Edward H. (Edward Hutchinson) (1758-1837) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to Edward H. Robbins and Benjamin Hichborn about the Waldo lands Samuel Breck to Henry Knox about federal elections in Massachusetts |