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Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07408 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 May 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 32.3 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Jackson writes Knox about bricks and lime and who has requested them. Jackson sends Knox "the papers by which you will observe the Army is disbanded, and Timothy [Pickering] dismissed-and Mr. [Samuel] Dexter Secretary at War."

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Dexter, Samuel, 1761-1816
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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