Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.05080

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GLC#
GLC02437.05080-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
22 July 1791
Author/Creator
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 30.4 cm, Width: 18.3 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Notes he received this day from Captain Chessman a tin case containing the maps of the District of Maine. Hopes Knox receives them safely. Says he will see the advantage of purchasing Mount Desert by looking at the maps. Saw in the newspaper that Postmaster General Samuel Osgood resigned. Puts forward David Cobb's name for the position, claiming "he expects it." Says Cobb's situation is disagreeable with a family of 11 children and no employment. Begs "save him - for godsake save him - he is one of the best men on Earth." Timothy Pickering was appointed the next Postmaster on 12 August 1791.

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