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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04878 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0099] March-April 1791 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox with updates on recruitment and the Committee on Petitions from the Patent |
| Date | 13 March 1791 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Acknowledges receipt of Knox's letter of 27 February 1791. Comments he is anxious in finding out about what appointments will be made and when. Notes he has heard many reports respecting raising troops but nothing concrete has taken place yet. "We have had many reports with respect to raising of Troops &cc but nothing authenticate. a few days more, will bring this secret business to public view." Tells Knox that the "Committee on Petitions from the Patent have reported, and after some alteration by your friends in the house it was accepted, but you have nothing to fear from it, they never can be able to effect their purpose..." Thinks Knox should take up the issue of the Canal again, as the idea has many supporters. Notes that Samuel Ogden, "after much trouble and anxiety," has finally finished "his business with the State" and is preparing to return to Philadelphia. Reports that no Major General has been chosen yet, but "as the Governor's interest is opposd to me, on account of Cincin - &cc I shall have no expectation of succeeding." |
| Subjects | Society of the Cincinnati Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Office Seeker Military History Recruitment Petition Waldo Patent Government and Civics Law Boundary or Property Dispute Canals Infrastructure Transportation Commerce Frontiers and Exploration American Indian History Westward Expansion Finance Fraternal Organization |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |