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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05920 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0119] July-September 1793 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about land and tax issues |
| Date | 2 September 1793 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | References Knox's letters of 22, 24, and 27 August. Those letters gave instructions for his house and had $500 enclosed. Says "Altho' I have written you and I still think it will be madness in the extreme besides a great distruction [sic] of property - yet to convince you that I have not lost a moment in forwarding your views, I herewith inclose you a Copy of my Letter to Capt. Vose -" (not included). Reports that Peirce has paid the £73 to the Treasurer. Wants Knox to be easy about the tax issues, claiming he will not let any land in the patent be sold to pay the taxes. To help him, wants Knox to forward a memorial to be presented in the legislature's next session. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Building Construction Finance Taxes or Taxation Waldo Patent Petition Government and Civics |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |