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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05661 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0114] October 1792 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about family and domestic matters |
| Date | 21 October 1792 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Expresses his happiness on hearing that Knox's family arrived safely in New York. Complains about Knox not meeting him in Springfield, Massachusetts as he had planned: "I was much disappointed in not seeing you at Springfield or at least receiving a line from you, which mortified and embarrassed me exceedingly - " Writes that Lucy Knox left behind some items that will be shipped to Philadelphia, and the house at Dorchester is empty. He will order a bill of expense for damage and breakage for Knox's furniture. Complains about Knox's domestic servants, saying they "are a Damn'd set of the most wastefull & distroying that I ever met with." "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Children and Family Travel Landlord and Tenant Home Furnishings Finance Servant |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |