Jonathan Jackson Papers, 1772.

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Jonathan Jackson Papers, 1772.

Newburyport and Boston, MA merchant; member Continental Congress; Mass. treasurer; treasurer of Harvard. Letter dated Newburyport, May 29, 1772, to Mr. [P.] Wingate regarding performing marriage ceremony in Hampton Falls [N. H.].

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Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810

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Jonathan Jackson (June 4, 1743 – March 5, 1810) was an American merchant from Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was a delegate for Massachusetts in the Continental Congress. Born in Boston in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Jackson pursued classical studies, graduating from Harvard College before engaging in mercantile pursuits in Newburyport. Despite his dependence on foreign trade, Jackson became a supporter of the American Revolution. He converted some of his merchant ships to privateers. ...

Wingate, Peter, 1920-

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