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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04240 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about Waldo land petition and other matters |
| Date | 14 June 1789 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Land transaction document; Legal document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Received his last letter. Is glad to hear that his health is improving, though he imagines his confinement must have been "tedious & disagreeable." Discusses a recent letter "Cousin Isaac" [possibly Isaac Winslow, Sr.] wrote to Knox about a petition regarding the Waldo patent lands, and promises that their friend Ben [Benjamin Hichborn] will attend to it (see GLC02437.04239 for related information). Describes a recent social engagement, in which a Captain Linsee invited a party of gentlemen on board his boat. Lastly, mentions that he heard that Congress passed a measure to appoint several new positions in Massachusetts. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Waldo Patent Revolutionary War General Injury or Wound Health and Medical Landlord and Tenant Petition Boundary or Property Dispute Government and Civics Congress Entertaining and Hospitality |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |