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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03862 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox regarding the Doctors Riot of 1788 and financial matters |
| Date | 27 April 1788 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Jackson, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Refers to a recent "affray" in New York [the so-called Doctors Riot], expressing relief that Knox was not injured. Discusses a financial matter related to "Pierce's final settlement," arguing that he can make use of ten thousand dollars "without the least risque" (refer to GLC02437.03842 and GLC02437.03866). Notes that their mutual friend, Colonel James Swan, arrived in France. Marked "private" on the address leaf. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Mobs and Riots Health and Medical Death Friendship Immigration and Migration Refugees Finance France |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | The "affray" Jackson refers to may be the infamous Doctors' Riot of April 1788, a reaction of citizens who were angry about doctors' appropriation of dead bodies from graveyards for dissection. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to Henry Jackson regarding 10,000 of Knox's dollars |
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