Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03559 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 May 1787 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 31 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses obtaining money to pay the troops and buy supplies. Writes, "I inclose a paper of this day by which you will observe a Return of the Senate & House as Chosen by the People." Discusses the candidates, writing, "a Respectable committee of both Houses waited on the Honble. John Hancock Esqr. & informed him he was chosen Govr of this Commonwealth." Hancock will visit the general court the following day, if his gout does not prevent him from doing so. Notes that the Lieutenant Governor is not chosen by the people.
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my dear Harry Boston May 31. 1787 -
I wrote you on the 27th Ins.t & then informed you of the situation of the two companies of Artillery for the want of cash to pay them a [half months] pay previous to their marching which was promised them at the time of their Inlistment -
The General court sometime since voted a sum not exceeding five thousand pounds in addition to two thousand five hundred pounds for the use of the Federal Troops & directed the Governor & Council to grant their warrants from time to time if this thought expedient - on the strength of this, and assurances from the Gov.r & Council that they would grant warrants to the full amount, I have made myself personally answerable for the whole of the Cloathing and all the supplies to the Troops, & since the Troops have been disbanded [2] been disbanded this will hold from me £3,500 of the sum voted by the Court. & will not grant me any more warrants, altho my expenditures have been upwards of ?7,000 Lmy - and they give me as a Reason for their conduct that Congress will not allow this State in the Federal Account for the monies they have already suppl'd me with - I therefore wish your influence with the Treasury board on this subject -
I cannot obtain one farthing from Mr. Appleton on the orders from the Treasury Board, as he has not one shilling in his office & cannot give me the least encouragement when he shall - I have paid some of my officers their subsistence with orders in Collectors which they have been obliged to sell at 30 pr. ct. discount this damnable, and I shall be ruind if I must receive this pay for all the supplies. I have made my [3] myself answerable for -
I inclose a paper of this day by which you will observe a Return of the Senate & House as Chosen by the People - Benj.a Austin Junr. (the Repeated author of Honesties) was this day Chosen a Senator of this County, he and our friend Thos. Dawes Esqr were the Candidates - this esteem a Respectable committee of both Houses waited on the Hon:ble John Hancock Esqr & informd him he was Chosen Govr of this Commonwealth - he replyd to them if his health would permit (he has a touch of the gout) he wou'd wait on the General Court sometime tomorrow before noon - the L:t Gov.r is not Choosen [sic] by the people, & tomorrow at ten OC is assigned for the choice -Mr. Cushing and our friend Lincoln will be sent up from the House to the Senate -
Mr. Dalloway is here from [4] from the Eastward, he gives a miserable account of things in that quarter, and the situation of the Fort [Farm] in particular.
Your friends here are all well and desire their Love to you & Lucy
I am your affectionate
friend
H Jackson
[docket]
Genl Jackson 31 May 1787
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