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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04500 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox asking Knox what he had done to offend the Governor and reporting that their petition had been stopped |
| Date | 7 February 1790 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes, "I am glad you have sent one of your Reports to the Governour [sic] because he has been not a little displeased with you in consequence of some Letter you have lately writen [sic] him in your Official Character in which I believe he thinks was not expressed respectfull enough to the first magistrate of this Commonwealth- what it was, or what about I know not- but I have several times been ask'd what you had done to offend the Governour-" Discusses Knox's petition, which has been stopped in the Senate. Also gives details of the dishonest conduct of Thomas & Brown in relation to their petition. Reports that General [William] Heath was chosen major general for the Suffolk Division. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Petition Land Transaction Waldo Patent Military History Militia Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hancock, John (1737-1793) Heath, William (1737-1814) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | John Hancock was Governor of Massachusetts 1787-1793. |
| 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 on a resolution relating to their Waldo petition Letter from Isaac Winslow to Henry Knox on the Waldo patent petition |