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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04991 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0100] May-June 1791 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Samuel Phillips regarding a sale of lands |
| Date | 13 June 1791 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Phillips, Samuel |
| Document Type | Land transaction document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Marked "Copy." Was disappointed by the answer from the committee for the sale of lands respecting the mode of payment and quantity of lands. Wants to buy two million acres of unallocated land for specie payable at different installments with interest. Says if the committee cannot deal with him on those terms, he wonders if he should apply directly to the legislature. Wants a quick answer as the Massachusetts General Court is "rising this week" and he wants to close the purchase before the next session. Says the gentlemen he represents "will be desirious of turning their attention to some other quarter." |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Waldo Patent Finance Government and Civics |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Phillips, Samuel (1752-1802) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Phillips was the founder of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts (his uncle founded Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire) He served as a member of the Massachusetts provincial Congress from 1775 to 1780 and as a delegate to the state constitutional convention from 1779 to 1780. Phillips aided the revolutionary cause by producing gunpowder at a mill on the Shawsheen River in Andover from 1775, although in 1778 an explosion killed three men and wrecked a good part of the mill. During and after the Revolution, he served as a state senator from 1780 to 1801. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |