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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00607 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0017] May-August 1777 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lucy Knox complaining of the heat in his camp and mentioning a skirmish with the enemy |
| Date | 1 June 1777 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written in Camp Middlebrook. Writes, "I am well and love you infinitely." Complains of the heat, hoping he has hinted enough so that Lucy will send his summer clothes. Mentions a skirmish with the enemy 31 May in which ten men were "cut to pieces." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military Camp Military History Clothing and Accessories Love Letters Battle Death Global History and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | New Jersey |
| Theme | The American Revolution; 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 |
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