Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to [William] Jackson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03595 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph note signed Date: 28 June 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23.2 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy
Note stating that Knox is returning signed diplomas for the Rhode Island Society (presumably the Rhode Island branch of the Society of the Cincinnati) to Jackson. Signed in text by Knox, who writes in the third person.
This letter is directed only to "Major Jackson." It is likely that the addressee is William Jackson, who achieved the rank of Major during the Revolutionary War, served as Secretary to the Constitutional Convention, and would go on to serve as President of the Society of the Cincinnati, beginning in 1799.
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