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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05137 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0102] September-October 1791 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox regarding the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands |
| Date | 1 September 1791 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | References Knox's letter of 26 August. Reports that the committee "Jointly and Severally are averse to selling any more land in large quantities; and as I wrote you we must be prepared to make our application to the Legislature at their next Session." Announces that "the Committee are a parsel of Old Women, and very unfit for their situation - and I am satisfied if we had to make our purchase over again we should never be able to effect it on or near the terms we have obtained." Makes reference to arrangements to secure their previous purchase, including Leonard Jarvis traveling to Penobscot to find surveyors to run lines. Notes the purchase for the 10 proprietors is "perfectly secure." Says his whole mind is wrapped up in speculation and if anyone can make this purchase happen, it is him. Believes William Constable and half dozen others will try to make other purchases. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Waldo Patent Government and Civics Finance Surveying |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |