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Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05475 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 May 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 24.8 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Reports that the Committee [the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands] has called on him to make a payment for a purchase. Writes that Mrs. Knox, Mrs. [Sarah Lyons] Flucker and the children are well, and encourages Knox to send his son Harry [Henry Jackson Knox] to school. Lastly, mentions that Mrs. Flucker's son Francis recently arrived from Bristol, much to the party's pleasure. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801

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