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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.04923
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0099] March-April 1791 
Title Benjamin Hichborn to Henry Knox about preferential treatment for his son and thinks Jackson should be Federal Marshall
Date 23 April 1791
Author Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Asks Knox to give his son, who received an appointment, preferential treatment. Believes Harry [Henry Jackson] should be appointed district Marshall. Thinks Jackson will be a good appointment as Knox "possesses an unbounded influence" on him. Hichborn mentions that he has seen Joseph Peirce often. This letter is marked private. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.
Subjects Revolutionary War General  Office Seeker  Government and Civics  Children and Family  Letter of Introduction or Recommendation  
People Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817)  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Jackson, Henry (1747-1809)  
Place written Boston, Massachusetts
Theme 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