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Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) [Henry Jackson signature clipped from document]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.054.01 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Place Written: s.l. Type: Signature Date: August 1778 Pagination: 1 p. ; 3.6 x 7.6 cm. Order a Copy

Small fragment of paper clipped from a larger document with the words "July & Augt" and Jackson's signature.

Henry Jackson was an officer in the Eighth Massachusetts and was one of the early members of the Society of the Cincinnati.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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