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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04935 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0100] May-June 1791 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox with Boston news and discussion on Dr. Eustis and other army recruitment |
| Date | 1 May 1791 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Acknowledges receipt of Knox's letter of 19 April 1791. Talks about people from Boston including the Brecks who were heading to Philadelphia. Jackson would have liked to have joined them, but could not due to "the particular situation of my good mother." Discusses military appointments and that Dr. William Eustis thinks finding a good army surgeon might be difficult. Jackson reports that "recruiting is very dull." Once again, Jackson believes the compensation is too low to "induce our country's lads." Says "Capt. Ulman of Ducktrap" wants Knox to "write the people on Patent to whom [he] promised Deeds." |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Children and Family Health and Medical Office Seeker Military History Government and Civics Recruitment Soldier's Pay Waldo Patent Finance |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; 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 |