Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Jefferson

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GLC#
GLC02437.07516-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 29, 1801
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Thomas Jefferson
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 23.9 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Recommends Henry Jackson for the appointment to the office of Naval Agent (possibly the Secretary of Navy). Lists Jackson's qualifications, including his supervision of the construction of the USS Constitution, and describes Jackson as being competent in "all respects to execute the duties of the station cannot be questioned with propriety." Marked as private.

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