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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04755 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0097] October-December 1790 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox with news of a courtship and marriage |
| Date | 24 October 1790 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Jackson describes his concern that two letters he sent to Secretary of War Henry Knox did not reach him yet. Jackson tells Knox that a Captain Barnard is in Boston and will bring "the article" Knox left when he returns. Jackson also informs Knox of the courtship and pending marriage between John Codman and Katy Amory. Notes that judgment against a man named Richard has been postponed fourteen days, during which time Richard must prove that he paid a debt. Jackson closes by saying that Governor James Bowdoin is very sick and not expected to "continue long." "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Marriage Law Debt Finance Government and Civics Health and Medical Death |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Codman, John (1755-1803) Amory, Catherine (fl. 1790) Bowdoin, James (1726-1790) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |