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Jackson, Jonathan (1743-1810) [Notes]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08775 Author/Creator: Jackson, Jonathan (1743-1810) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: 25-30 October 1800 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 19.8 x 16.3 cm. Order a Copy

Notes concerning timber and fortifications of Fort Independence and Castle Island. Noted as a copy and includes two notes dated 30 October from Henry Knox.

Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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