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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04480 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about Alexander Hamilton, securities, and anger against the state excise |
| Date | 24 January 1790 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Asks Knox to send him one of the reports from the Secretary of the Treasury, [Alexander] Hamilton, when they are printed. Does not believe they will be disappointed by Hamilton's "abilities & industry." Discusses the state of securities noting the prices remain the same. Informs Knox a petition has been signed by the merchants and traders of Boston to annihilate the state excise. Says 200 to 300 of the most respectable men have signed the petition and it is the general opinion that this part of the revenue be under the direction of the general government. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Economics Government and Civics Banking Petition Taxes or Taxation Merchants and Trade Commerce |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |