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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02470.19 |
From Archive Folder | 38 letters & documents relating to members of the Constitutional Convention |
Title | William Jackson to John de Neville regarding military uniform and correspondence with Benjamin Franklin |
Date | 31 May 1781 |
Author | Jackson, William (1759-1828) |
Recipient | de Neville, John |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Requests an order of gold military epaulets and gold sword knots, as he will soon sail. Says he has written to Dr. Franklin (Benjamin Franklin). Jackson had been working with fellow American diplomats in Europe to negotiate contracts for military supplies. |
Subjects | Global History and Civics Diplomacy Military History Military Uniforms Military Supplies Travel |
People | Jackson, William (1759-1828) |
Place written | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |