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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03474 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0079] January-March 1787 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Henry Jackson about army appointments, the Convention and the Society of Cincinnati |
| Date | 28 February 1787 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Jackson, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Discusses General [Rufus] Putnam as suitable candidate for handling their "eastern matters." Also suggests Colonel Maxwell and asks what Jackson thinks of him. Discusses a map that Captain Stone was to deliver to Jackson, possibly concerning Waldo patent lands. Thinks that if General [Benjamin Lincoln] is not chosen to attend the Philadelphia convention in May, Jackson should send him to the Cincinnati (referring to a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati) with Brooks, Hull and Jackson himself. Comments, "Why do you not get your diplomas? Our friend Genl Washington must die - a diploma of his signature would be worth ten of any other persons - Besides this certainty of his stepping out of the world, he will be out of office as president, at the next meeting - " |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Army Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Geography and Natural History US Constitution US Constitutional Convention Society of the Cincinnati Fraternal Organization President Military History Death Finance Surveying |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |