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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00673 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0018] September-December 1777 |
| Title | David Salisbury Franks to Lucy Knox regarding the contents of a trunk |
| Date | 17 December 1777 |
| Author | Franks, David Salisbury (ca. 1740-1793) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Franks, aide-de-camp for General Benedict Arnold, replies on behalf of Arnold to a letter from Lucy Knox. Notes that Arnold's indisposition prevented him from answering Lucy Knox's "Billet," and comments on Arnold's recovery (Arnold suffered from a leg wound inflicted during the Saratoga Campaign). Franks informs Lucy Knox that Arnold cannot part with the contents of an unspecified trunk until he reaches Boston, and offers Lucy Knox preference when he does dispose of the trunk's contents. See GLC02437.10452 regarding the trunk, the contents of which had been intended for Elisabeth De Blois, a young Loyalist courted (unsuccessfully) by Arnold. |
| Subjects | Battle of Saratoga Revolutionary War Military History Women's History Revolutionary War General Injury or Wound Health and Medical Battle Judaism Women's History Clothing and Accessories |
| People | Franks, David Salisbury (ca. 1740-1793) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Arnold, Benedict (1741-1801) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | David Salisbury Franks was an American living in Quebec when the American Revolution began. When the colonial army, led by General Benedict Arnold, invaded Canada in 1775, Franks joined the American cause. Though Franks was aide-de-camp for West Point when Arnold attempted to deliver the fort into British hands, Franks was found innocent of having any foreknowledge of the event. General George Washington vocally supported Franks, invited Franks to join his staff during the war, and later helped Franks receive diplomatic appointments to France. However, rumors about Franks's complicity with Arnold continued to dog Franks's career; he ultimately returned to Philadelphia poor and discredited, and he died in the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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