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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07340 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0141] September-December 1799 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox on land business and news of Knox's son, Henry Jackson Knox |
| Date | 20 December 1799 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Jackson tells Knox that Knox's "statement and the hundred dollar bill enclosed came safe to hand." Jackson will be at Portland with Col. Hichborn January 1, 1800. Jackson demands that Knox be punctual in meeting them and says that nothing but death could prevent them from going to Portland. In a post script Jackson notes that he has just received a letter from Knox's son, Henry Jackson Knox. Jackson tells Knox, "The Secretary of Navy order'd him onboard the Constitution." |
| Subjects | Navy USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) Children and Family Military History Finance Land Transaction Government and Civics Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Henry Jackson (1780-1832) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |