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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07450 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 August 1800 Pagination: 1 p. ; 32 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Jackson fills Knox in on the latest news concerning people they know and their comings and goings. Mentions that Mrs. Swan might be accompany "Mr. and Mrs. Howard" through St. Georges.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Swan, Hepzibah Clarke, 1757-1825

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