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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03441 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0079] January-March 1787 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox requesting Mr. Swan to Boston and discussing politics |
| Date | 3 February 1787 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Thanks him for his recent letters, and sends his compliments to Mr. and Mrs. [James] Swan. Asks him to tell Mr. Swan that his services are wanted in Boston. Provides information on the Legislature and the General Court; declares that everyone is in a state of anxiety as to whether particular counties will be declared in a State of Rebellion. Discusses the status of the Army's military stores and recruitment, as well as the status of the insurgents and General [Benjamin] Lincoln's troops. Fears that the loss of their son "will be too much" for Mr. and Mrs. [John] Hancock. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Rebellion Mobs and Riots Shays' Rebellion Railroad Military History Military Supplies Death Children and Family |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Swan, James (1754-1831) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |