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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05504 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0110] June 1792 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lucy Knox (daughter) about their relationship |
| Date | 14 June 1792 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Jr. |
| Content Description | Writes to his daughter telling her how much he loves her, but that "I am not alittle [sic] jealous that it is not so reciprocal as perhaps it ought to be. I do not mean as to degree that is that yours should equal mine - But I only desire a due proportion, an hundreth [sic] part or so of what I possess -" Asks for her to confide in him as if he were a female friend and "write the long letters - reciting all the little incidents which fall under your notice ..." Some text loss on the upper left side of the first page and second paragraph on the second page. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Women of the Founding Era Women's History Children and Family Wildlife |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1776-1854) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |