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Field name | Value |
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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 |