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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05593 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0112] August 1792 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about their family and his business dealings |
| Date | 30 August 1792 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Expresses his happiness and relief to hear that the family is doing well and is healthy. Mentions that he is happy to hear that his son, Henry Jackson Knox, is still at Hingham and that he should remain there for the winter. States that he "must go to the Province of main [sic, Maine] the next year or we must be content to be extremely poor - the modifcations of our interest there is of the greatest importance to our future happiness." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Women of the Founding Era Women's History Education Children and Family Health and Medical Poverty Finance Land Transaction Waldo Patent |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Knox, Henry Jackson (1780-1832) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1776-1854) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce |
| 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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