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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04305 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0090] July-August 1789 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox regarding the Revenue System and the Waldo patent |
| Date | 26 July 1789 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Is disappointed not to have received a letter from Knox recently, and hopes that Knox's son isn't ill again, which would prevent him from writing. Writes, "By the last New York paper I observe that the Revenue System is nearly compleated [sic] and ready for the Nominations & Appointments - I am really extremely anxious in this head, and if I am disappointed it will be very severely felt by me, more so than any circumstance of my life." Adds that he is pleased Mr. [Rufus] King has been elected to represent New York in the Senate. Provides an update on Captain [Thomas] Vose and Major [George] Ulmer's experiences in the Waldo patent lands. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Waldo Patent Revolutionary War General Children and Family Health and Medical Disease Taxes or Taxation Government and Civics Office Seeker Election Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Vose, Thomas (1753-1810) Ulmer, George (1756-1825) King, Rufus (1755-1827) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Agriculture; Law; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about government appointments |