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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05804 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0117] January-March 1793 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox on land and business matters |
| Date | 4 February 1793 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | References several of Knox's letters up to 25 January. Before this reaches him, William Bingham will have returned to Philadelphia. Refers Knox to him for the latest news on the negotiations and the purchase. Reports "the Committee are much please'd with him as are all with whom he associated." Wants to know Bingham's opinion of Boston. Says that Madame de Laval is very upset and just took the stage to Philadelphia to confront Knox over their arrangement. Says "she talks loud and there are some here who consider her as aggrieved." Says that Leonard Jarvis is her friend and will write Knox on the subject of her situation. Jarvis owns a tract of land adjacent to the plot Laval wants to purchase. Will send Bingham some necessary papers by the post next Monday. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Waldo Patent Finance Government and Civics Women of the Founding Era Women's History Immigration and Migration Refugees France Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |