Jackson discusses state debt with Knox
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Jackson discusses state debt with Knox
Description
Letter, mentions state debt; asks for federal appointment; discusses petition opposing state excise.
short description
Ltr, dis petition opposing state excise
year created
1790
month created
01
day created
24
author
sent from location
Boston
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Henry Jackson
Col. Cobb
[Lucy] Knox
Col. Hamilton
notable location
Boston
notable item/thing
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
document number
1790012440001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AJM18 (4 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 25, P: 108 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Jackson | Boston | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |