Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox with Boston News and Discussion on Dr Eustis and Other Army Recruitment 1 May 1791 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1791 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acknowledges receipt of Knox's letter of 19 April 1791. Talks about people from Boston including the Brecks who were heading to Philadelphia. Jackson would have liked to have joined them, but could not due to the particular situation of my good mother. Discusses military appointments and that Dr. William Eustis thinks finding a good army surgeon might be difficult. Jackson reports that recruiting is very dull. Once again, Jackson believes the compensation is too low to induce our country's lads. Says Capt. Ulman of Ducktrap wants Knox to write the people on Patent to whom [he] promised Deeds.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about Education Social Engagements and Military Positions 11 October 1789 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1789 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the education of the son of a mutual friend [possibly named Sumner or Summer], whose legitimacy is suspect. Writes, I am afraid whether I have any thing in writing that acknowledges him as his Son & that he ment [sic] to consider him as such with respect to his property. Forwards a letter from Dr. [William] Eustis concerning his desire to have the charge of the Invalids in Massachusetts (not present). Speaks highly of Eustis's integrity, and suggests Knox may want to appeal to Colonel [Alexander] Hamilton on Eustis's behalf, as Hamilton will be making the appointment. Mentions balls and parties being held in the area, and wishes that Knox's daughter Lucy was in Boston to attend it. Adds, I believe I drank too much wine yesterday, as I have a most severe headache this day - I can hardly see the paper on which I am writing. Includes post written on the address leaf. A note on the address leaf declares that the enclosure from Dr. Eustis had been given instead to Dr. [Andrew] Craigie to pass along to Knox.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox Discussing the Poor State of Recruitment for the American Army and His Concerns Over Certain Defenses 27 May 1777 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1777 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives details of marching with an unspecified company, and discusses his recent service at Providence, Rhode Island. Refers to a recent election of representatives, possibly in Boston, Massachusetts. Writes, My good friend, we are in a very bad state of defense in this Town & harbor, not a man in all the Forts here... Sent his regiment to recruit soldiers outside of Boston, and they have only raised 26 men: the Country People have got the devil in them... good god Harry if we go on in this way we shall soon be ruined, ruined for ever. Mentions the discrepancy between the current draft of nine months and George Washington's orders to draft for three years or the length of the war. Disapproves of the nine month draft, stating by the time I had got them well disciplined their time would out... then all my time, trouble & expense would be lost. Spotted two British frigates in the [Massachusetts] Bay.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about Recruitment and the Poor Quality of Recruits 24 April 1791 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1791 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackson received Secretary of War Knox's letter of 10 April 1791. Comments on various military appointments and the recruits from Massachusetts. He says, the Officers in this Town have inlisted five or six but they are not such men as you want for the service. Mentions that gentlemen in the area are pleased that Knox has sent people to survey the area for the canal. Writes that Mr. Jonathan Jackson will try to hold both his appointments, that of Marshal, and in the Excise. Jackson does not approve. Gives his opinion to Knox about other candidates.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox with Opinions on Recruitment at Seaports Organization of Officers and Poor Pay 20 March 1791 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1791 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells Knox he looks forward to his visit to Boston in the early summer. Updates Knox on various news from the Boston/New England area. Gives his opinion on the organization of the officers and warns Knox that the small salary allotted to the troops would make it difficult to obtain proper men for the service. Knox could look to the seaports and stragglers in the Country, but they will be the refuse of Creation. Mentions that Samuel Ogden left Boston for Philadelphia.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox Requesting Mr Swan to Boston and Discussing Politics 3 February 1787 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks him for his recent letters, and sends his compliments to Mr. and Mrs. [James] Swan. Asks him to tell Mr. Swan that his services are wanted in Boston. Provides information on the Legislature and the General Court; declares that everyone is in a state of anxiety as to whether particular counties will be declared in a State of Rebellion. Discusses the status of the Army's military stores and recruitment, as well as the status of the insurgents and General [Benjamin] Lincoln's troops. Fears that the loss of their son will be too much for Mr. and Mrs. [John] Hancock.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about Land and Dr Eustis 12 June 1791 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1791 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writes about the subject of the Lands. Says Oliver Smith will attend to that business. General Brooks is going to write by this post. Hopes their mutual friend Dr. Eustis will obtain the appointment of principal in the Medical line of the United States. Knows he will accept if it is offered. Assures that Ben & David are the only persons he spoke to about the lands.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox Asking for News and Worries about Army Enlistment 14 October 1776 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He is anxious for news, which has not come in twelve days. He is also worried about the upcoming December because there are rumors that few in the old army will reenlist. Discusses possible solutions. Mrs. Johnson, the wife of Captain Lieutenant John Johnson, who was taken prisoner at the Battle of Long Island, was glad to receive a letter from Knox. Thinks it wise for Lucy Knox to stay in Boston for the winter. Inquires about a Mr. Cheever (possibly Ezekiel Cheever), who was possibly wounded.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox Discussing Attempted British Parley Militia and Naval News 29 July 1776 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responds to a letter in which Knox described a meeting between George Washington and an adjutant general from the British army seeking to deliver a letter and negotiate a truce (the story was written to Lucy in GLC02437.00385). Claims that the information about the conference had not been known to anyone else in Boston. Seeks Knox's permission to have the account printed. Mentions that the Continental troops have left Boston triggering the creation of a new militia. Comments on preparatory activities of Colonel Craft's regiment. Discusses a privateer's seizure of a ship bound for New York and capture of several Scotsmen, including Benjamin Davis, a sandemanian preacher. Reports supplies on board. Davis and the other prisoners were brought to Boston, where the guards had to prevent the people from attacking him. Another ship was blown up. Mentions the smallpox outbreak. Discusses other naval activities.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about Visiting Boston and Vose s Concerns 24 May 1789 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1789 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writes that he arrived in Boston yesterday after a pleasant journey, and found all of his friends well. Found that his parents were both quite ill and confined to their bedchamber, and fears particularly for his father, who seems to be declining fast. Mentions that when he passed through Watertown, Captain [Thomas] Vose approached him to discuss concerns about Vose's trip eastward to the Waldo patent lands. Reports that Vose was distressed because Knox took so long to respond to Vose's letter that Vose has been unable to proceed eastward to begin his work as Knox's agent. Vose is also frustrated because Knox did not even fully answer his questions. Adds that Vose will be visiting him again tomorrow to discuss the matter further.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about Appointment of Marshal and Discussing Government Appointment 8 May 1791 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1791 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Received Knox's letter of 2 May 1791. Thanks Knox for his promise respecting the appointment of Marshall. Jackson believes that another, unrelated Mr. Jackson will try to hold on to that appointment along with the other appointment he holds. Says, I have no fears in this head as the President will not approbate so great an impropriety as one man holding two Offices under the government. Goes on to discuss the issue of government appointments and the problem with choosing some men and leaving others out. Explains that were the Deputies appointed by the President, they would have some claim upon his patronage, but in the present case they have none. Knox is the only person that Jackson trusts with his request. Jackson would like to visit Knox but his mother would be greatly distressed.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox Offering to Help Appoint Officers to the Army and the Lottery 27 March 1791 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1791 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers his assistance in appointing officers to the army. States, I believe but few are so well acquainted with the late Officers of the American Army as I am, and I do assure you, I should have been highly gratified to have assisted you in the late arrangement... Says he cannot account for [John] Doughty declining the appointment as Lt. Colonel Commander. (See GLC02437.04875 and .4891 for related documents.) Knox has asked Jackson how he feels about his position in the 2nd Regiment. Admits he exceedingly dislike[s] his situation but he does not believe that being Lieutenant Colonel Commander would make him any happier. Updates Knox on news from Boston and gives his opinion on various commanding officers such as Captain Nathaniel Stowe who commands a good ship but would leave her to have the command of a Company. Again tells Knox that you will find it difficult to recruit the Man in this quarter on the encouragement given, and it is the most unfavorable season of the year to Beat the Drum. Hopes Ogden returned to Philadelphia safely and is currently enjoying Knox's company. Talks of the success of the lottery. The Lottery is very rich as you will observe by the State of the Wheel in the inclosed paper. Joseph Peirce is disappointed in not hearing from you respecting the Sale of the Estate.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox Commenting on Elections in Boston Family and Supplies for the War 22 May 1777 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1777 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonel Jackson writes to Brigadier General Knox in Morristown, New Jersey. Chides Knox for not writing to him through the last post. Comments that Boston will choose representatives the same day he writes. Expresses relief that Henry's wife, Lucy, and their child recovered from a recent bout of smallpox. In closing, requests Knox to procure an order for the Cloth & Arms & other necessary's for my Regt- dont forget I shall be ambitious to make as good an appearance in field... Relates that in future letters, he will sign as your friend, due to the danger of correspondence falling into enemy hands.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about Various Military Matters incomplete 28 February 1782 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1782 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses various topics of the day, including his own illness, the execution of a soldier for desertion and the trial of another for forgery, the capture of Lord Cornwallis and his army, and his movements with the military over the last several months. Mentions that Generals William Heath and Alexander McDougall have had a misunderstanding, and a court is being convened to try McDougall, with William Alexander, Lord Stirling, as President and Jackson himself as a member of the court; lists the other members of the court on page eight. Also asks when the soldiers will be paid. Written from New Boston, which may be located in present-day Massachusetts or New Hampshire. Docketed in Knox's hand on page one. Missing the last pages.

Download or read book Henry Knox to Henry Jackson with Family News and a Discussion of the Intolerable Acts 29 August 1774 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1774 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comments on the disagreeable current events. Indicates that General Thomas Gage, then the commander-in-chief and governor of Massachusetts, must recede, otherwise carnage & bloodshed seem inevitable - there never was anything like the flame the last 2 Acts has produced...erect a standard and believe in a fortnight there would be ten thousand country people flock to it. Earlier that year, Parliament had passed the intolerable acts--the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the second Quartering Act--in response to the Boston Tea Party and civil unrest in Massachusetts. The two cited by Knox were the Quartering Act (passed 2 June 1774) and either the Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act or the Administration of Justice Act (both passed 20 May 1774). Discusses his marriage to Lucy Flucker on 23 June 1774, the ceremony, and Lucy's parents' opposition. Also gives Jackson some news about his family.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about a Number of Land Transactions 25 March 1792 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1792 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on his transactions with their business associates, including Colonel [Benjamin] Walker and Mr. [Samuel] Shaw. Discusses their land acquisition projects (in Maine), as well as the communications he has received from Mr. [Royal] Flint on the subject. Explains the financial bids he is placing on land they are purchasing. Asks for details regarding Mrs. Knox's trip with the children to the Boston area. Would like to know how many children will be coming, and asks Knox to send a trunk with bed and table linens for them; everything else Jackson will be able to provide for their visit. Sends his love to Mrs. Knox. Adds that, to Knox's great disappointment, Dr. [William] Eustis will likely decline his military appointment.

Download or read book Henry Jackson to Henry Knox Making Recommendations for Military Appointments 25 March 1792 written by Henry Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1792 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has enclosed a letter from Mr. William Hunt recommending Mr. John Patten for an appointment in the federal troops. Jackson is not acquainted with Patten but declares that he seems well-suited to be an officer. Reports that General [William] Hull knows him. Also recommends an [Ebenezer] Kent for an appointment. Place not listed, however, another letter (GLC02437.05376) written on the same day places Jackson in Boston.