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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04589 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0095] April-June 1790 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox regarding the federal assumption of state debt and theft at the customs house |
| Date | 25 April 1790 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Knox for his letter of condolence on account of his father's death. Discusses Secretary of State Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts. Writes, "[t]he nonassumption of the State Debt has thrown the people into the greatest confusion, and will be the means of weakening the Federal government more than any other measure they could have persued..." Believes that "unless this measure is obtained in the present session of Congress, very serious consequences will take place..." Mentions a number of public creditors had a meeting on Thursday, and will meet again on Tuesday, to hear a report from the Committee. Also mentions the theft of goods from the customs house. Says the goods were found in a barn on the north side of the town and that evidence was found on a ship in harbor and linked to the captain's son; says both "Ship & Goods" are believed to be condemned. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Death Assumption of State Debt Debt Finance Economics Government and Civics Congress Crime Children and Family |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Law; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |