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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04631 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0095] April-June 1790 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about family news, Senate elections and A Spanish-British conflict |
| Date | 20 June 1790 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses a trip he made to visit his mother, and asks about Mrs. Lucy Knox's health. Relates that there will be great opposition to Mr. Dalton's election, referring to Tristram Dalton's reelection to the United States Senate. Reports news from a captain recently arrived from London: "we have accounts of a Spanish War with England, he informs there was a very hot press in England & [every] British Seaman was put on board their Men of War." "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Children and Family Health and Medical Election Congress Politics Government and Civics Global History and Civics Maritime Navy Impressment Military History |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Dalton, Tristram (1738-1817) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |