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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05131 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0101] July-August 1791 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox regarding his land application he has put forward to the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands |
| Date | 21 August 1791 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Last Thursday he gave the enclosed proposals (not included) to the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands. Received a verbal answer on Friday "that it was an object of such magnitude they had concluded to consult and advise with their absent brethren as only three of the Committee were present." The committee told him they would not sell any land without giving Jackson previous notice. He previously asked for more time in the negotiations "to cover the application for you, as I wish'd they should think it originated with me." States he has discovered someone else applied for half a million acres, but he does not know who. Encloses receipt for the $5,000 (not included). Note in pencil below the docket says "Recd of Mrs. Thatcher." |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Government and Civics Women of the Founding Era Women's History Finance |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |