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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05959 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0120] October-December 1793 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about abating yellow fever and Knox's new house |
| Date | 3 November 1793 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | References Knox's letter of 29 October. Is pleased with accounts of the yellow fever abating in Philadelphia. Hears "the inhabitants are returning with great confidence that all danger of taking it, is at an end." Makes reference to the logistics of Knox's house (Montpelier) being built in Maine. Mentions Madame de Leval is in Boston to see William Bingham about "some change or an accommodation in her last agreement." Hopes Bingham will make no changes until he has received the report of Mr. Peter's survey. Wants Knox to warn Bingham. Also wants Knox to tell Bingham he has taken every measure in regard to the destruction of the timber. |
| Subjects | Yellow Fever Disease Revolutionary War General Health and Medical Waldo Patent Building Construction Contract Land Transaction Immigration and Migration Refugees France Women's History Women of the Founding Era Boundary or Property Dispute Surveying |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |