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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05935 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0119] July-September 1793 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox asking him not to come close to Boston without informing him, how he should approach and his taxes and the legislature |
| Date | 29 September 1793 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Tells Knox not to come within 15-20 miles of Boston without informing him. Does not want Knox to "fall into the hands of the Police of this Town, [if so] you will be conducted in a small boat by two Black men to Rainsford Island, figure to yourself the Secretary of War in the situation with everybody running from him for fear of the Plague." Reports the legislature adjourned yesterday. Obtained a resolve for the suspension on Knox's taxes until the legislature meets in January 1794. Will be absent from Boston for five days as he reviews his division of the militia. |
| Subjects | African American History Revolutionary War General Yellow Fever Disease Health and Medical Military History Travel Government and Civics Taxes or Taxation Finance Militia Debt Land Grant |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; African Americans; Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |