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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05929 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0119] July-September 1793 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about guards at Boston preventing people from Philadelphia entering the city on account of the yellow fever |
| Date | 24 September 1793 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Gives notice that there is a military guard at all the entrances into Boston stopping all persons coming from Philadelphia. All those people are being forced to stay on an island in the harbor 12-15 days to make sure they are not sick. Tells Knox not to attempt to enter Boston, but to send word once he is close. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Health and Medical Yellow Fever Disease Travel Military History Government and Civics |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |