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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06486 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0127] July-September 1795 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about Knox's reputation for great hospitality, business and Jay's Treaty |
| Date | 7 August 1795 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs Knox that he would like to visit him, but is unsure of when he will be able to. States that people "speak of your hospitality and attention in the warmest tones - indeed they represent you as living in the stile [sic] of an Eastern Nabob, with your doors open to receive & welcome the passing stranger - " Goes on to discuss financial business. Expresses his dissatisfaction with a treaty, most likely Jay's Treaty. Writes "Treaty or no Treaty, that[']s the question - damn the Treaty - I believe it will thro' this Country into the greatest confusion & disorder." |
| Subjects | Entertaining and Hospitality Finance Treaty Politics Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Diplomacy Jay's Treaty |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |