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Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05580 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 August 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 32.2 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a possible purchase of 300,000 acres of land, and reports that proposals are being drawn up to Knox and William Duer by Mr. [Théophile] Cazenove and Madame de Leval. Assures Knox of his belief that Duer has nothing to do with this purchase, and probably knows nothing about it. Address leaf has calculations written all over it.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Cazenove, Théophile, 1740-1811
Duer, William, 1747-1799

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