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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00389 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0014] July-August 1776 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about servants and British movements |
| Date | 23 July 1776 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Indicates that he is sending an indentured servant, Thomas Eliot, to her as she requested and he earlier mentioned (see GLC02437.00383 and GLC02437.00385). Heard that Lucy fell down some stairs and was worried. Remarks that the British have not acted and are possibly awaiting reinforcements. Mentions that the smallpox going around lacked virulence and he wished she had received it (in order to be inoculated). In response to Lucy's question, indicates that Mrs. Airey did not offend him, but did engage in duplicitous conduct, which he hates. |
| Subjects | Smallpox Disease Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Indentured Servant Health and Medical Global History and Civics Corruption and Scandal Women's History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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