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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04801 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0097] October-December 1790 |
Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about Boston snows, General Harmar's defeat at the hands of the Indians, the canal idea and a possible European war |
Date | 19 December 1790 |
Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Jackson describe the severe weather and snow that continues to afflict the Boston area. Notes with sadness the news he heard that General Harmar has lost 700 men [fighting Indians] and that "from every quarter an European War appears pretty certain-which I wish might bring out a South American expedition." The canal idea is "much talked of." Jackson advises that Knox write Judge John Lowell on the matter. Jackson is optimistic that enough money can be raised for the project. |
Subjects | American Indian History Northwest Indian War Revolutionary War General Extreme Weather Military History Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Death Battle Latin and South America Global History and Civics Finance Transportation Commerce Infrastructure Canals |
People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lowell, John (1743-1802) |
Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
Theme | Native Americans; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion; Foreign Affairs; Industry; Science, Technology, Invention; Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |