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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03224 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0076] September-December 1785 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox with news on friends and family |
| Date | 12 December 1785 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes on a variety of subjects. Reports that Governor [John] and Mrs. Hancock will set out in a week for New York, and that he dined with them last week at their mutual friend Ben Hichborn's. Showed Hichborn the letter he received from Knox detailing Hichborn's appointment, and "his heart was filld with gratitude for your particular attention to him he said many things of my friend that was very pleasing to me." Reports that [Samuel] Shaw will leave tomorrow and that he will write a letter for Knox to be carried by Shaw. Sends his love to Mrs. Lucy Knox, their children, and Knox's brother William. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Travel Friendship Office Seeker Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Children and Family Revolutionary War General |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Knox, William (1756-1795) Hancock, John (1737-1793) Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |