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Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05644 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 October 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.7 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses their plans to meet in Springfield, Massachusetts. Writes, "what a poor dog you are to talk about giving me trouble - you know or ought to know before this time that its the first wish of my heart to give you pleasure - but remember you will give me much pain to leave your family on the Road without puting them under your charge..."

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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