Jackson provides further election information to Knox
Document 1790Letter, discusses election of Federal representatives.
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[BOSTON, JUNE 22] [FREE]
General Henry Knox
Secretary at War
Post New York
[inverted text: Robt Burton / June 22. 1790]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, discusses election of Federal representatives.
Date
06/22/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Boston
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790062240201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Henry Jackson
[Lucy] Knox
Thomas
Brown
Jarvis
Gorham
Holton
Dalton
Cobb
Breck
Jones
George Cabot
Capt. Freeman
Notable locations
New York
Boston
Notable items
representatives from theeastward
done or said repecting the petition
highest number in the first instance
that closed the convention
court will rise tomorrow or next day
in favour of high salaries
influence of the Junto effectually did the business
candidates
House were determined to make a change and used every art to effect it
not able to obtain more than six votes for him at any time
no doubt but he will accept as his mind is formed on the subject
think it will be a great disappointment to him and will very much derange his family
this is since the one o wrote you by Capt. Freeman
I am sorry to inform you that the senate have also made claim of Mr. George Cabot y a mjority of twenty two out of thirty one and is therefore elected