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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03653 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0081] July-September 1787 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about Knox's state securities |
| Date | 2 September 1787 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Jackson is in charge of handling the sale of Knox's state securities, and he informs Knox several brokers have advised him to wait to sell them. Further discusses financial matters. Reports that the directors of the Ohio Company recently had a meeting (refer to GLC02437.03648). Jackson subscribed for two more shares. Writes, "I am allmost serious when I tell you, I have thought of retiring to that wilderness & pass the remainder of my life. I am dissatisfied with the world- this last disappointment has made me unfit for anything..." Writes that General [Rufus] Putnam is in Boston and plans to go to the Ohio Country in the fall. Sends his condolences for the death of Knox's daughter. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Finance Banking Land Transaction Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Death Children and Family |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; Westward Expansion; Children & Family; 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 |