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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04472 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about government decisions and the health of Jackson's father |
| Date | 17 January 1790 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses appointments by the state legislature, which is currently in session, and a recent speech given by the President (George Washington). Notes Speaker Eustis (likely referring to William Eustis who was a member of the Massachusetts Legislature from 1788 to 1794) and others are well acquainted with the petition and will "meet it." Writes that his father's health is no longer as it was and that he will not last much longer. States that "he is 83 years of age; and my good mother is 82 she appears to be as well as I have known her this twenty years, they have lived together near 60 years in such cases one seldom out lives the other any considerable time." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics President Petition Waldo Patent Land Transaction Children and Family Health and Medical Death |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Eustis, William (1753-1825) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |