Jackson discusses state debt with Knox
Document 1790Letter, mentions state debt; asks for federal appointment; discusses petition opposing state excise.
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[Genl Jackson
24 Jany 1790
Answered No 91
Jany following]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, mentions state debt; asks for federal appointment; discusses petition opposing state excise.
Date
01/24/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Boston
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790012440001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Henry Jackson
Col. Cobb
[Lucy] Knox
Col. Hamilton
Notable locations
Boston
Notable items
out lines in the paper you sent me
state debt
lowest cash price
merchants & traders in this town and other seaports are signing a petition to the Legislature to annihilate the State excise
every indignity is practic'd to evade the payment
tenth part of that revenue is collected
respectable characters of this town have sign'd it
impost
arrangements of the General Government
enclosed papers
forget to send me one of the reports of the Secretary of the Treasury when they are printed
high in expectation from the abilities and industry