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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09901 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0164] Undated: The Knox Family |
Title | Anna Breck to Henry Knox introducing a Mr. Thornby |
Date | ca. 21 July 1803-1804 |
Author | Breck, Anna (fl. 1803-1804) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Introduces Knox to a Mr. Thornby. Notes Thornby will be in Knox's neighborhood and wishes them to meet. |
Subjects | Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Woman Author Women's History |
People | Breck, Anna (fl. 1803-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Place written | New York, New York |
Theme | Women in American History |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Additional Information | Anna Breck is likely Hannah Breck, daughter of statesman Samuel Breck (1747-1809), and sister to Samuel Breck (1771-1862), a congressman from Pennsylvania. She was a lifelong friend of Lucy Flucker Knox, daughter of Henry Knox. Breck would later marry James Lloyd (1769-1831), a senator from Massachusetts. Sources refer to Breck is referred to as both Anna and Hannah. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |