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Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) [Bond to Thomas Ivers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09139 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1 November 1785 Pagination: 6 p. : docket ; 32.1 x 20.4 cm.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09139 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1 November 1785 Pagination: 6 p. : docket ; 32.1 x 20.4 cm.

Summary of Content: Marked "copy." Bond to Thomas Ivers, the treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for a sum of money to be paid by the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo. Jackson signs on behalf of Henry Knox. Also signed by Isaac Winslow, Samuel Winslow, Isaac Winslow the 2nd, Elizabeth Winslow, and Sarah Tyng Winslow (though all names are written in the same hand).

People: Winslow, Isaac, 1763-1806
Winslow, Elizabeth, b. 1759
Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806
Waldo, Sarah Tyng Winslow, 1765-1826
Winslow, Isaac, 1743-1793
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Historical Era: The New Nation, 1783-1815

Subjects: Land TransactionWaldo PatentEstateContractFinanceWomen's History

Sub Era: Creating a New Government

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