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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03819 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about the Ohio Company and politics in various states |
Date | 10 March 1788 |
Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Non-governmental organization document |
Content Description | Reports that he has been absent from Boston, attending a meeting of the Ohio Company in Providence, Rhode Island. Is pleased to find Knox has several shares of Ohio Company land. Predicts that New Hampshire will ratify the Constitution and Rhode Island will not. Hopes that John Hancock and Benjamin Lincoln will win the next election for governor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts respectively. Notes that the Anti-Federalists and the "Insurgent influence" will support [James] Warren and [Elbridge] Gerry for the positions. Further discusses politics. |
Subjects | US Constitution Ratification Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Finance Government and Civics Politics Federalists Election Rebellion Mobs and Riots Shays' Rebellion |
People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hancock, John (1737-1793) Gerry, Elbridge (1744-1814) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Warren, James (1726-1808) |
Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
Theme | Westward Expansion; Creating a New Government; Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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