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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00275 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0012] January-April 1776 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lucy Knox informing her of his movements and mentioning his longing to be with her |
| Date | 21 April 1776 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Comments on a fatiguing two day, sixty-four mile journey from Newport, Rhode Island, to Norwich, Connecticut. Indicates that he will stay in Norwich until all the stores are embarked for New York. Mentions that he will make a trip to New London, Connecticut to "see the watery hero" Esek Hopkins, who Knox hopes "will one day command an american Navy up the river Thames." Asks Lucy to have his brother William Knox send a letter to a button maker about buttons for military uniforms. Longs to see his wife. Knox was then moving southward toward New York, planning coastal defenses against the British navy for Rhode Island and Connecticut in the process. Called upon "the parson at Narragansett but he was not there." |
| Subjects | Navy Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Artillery Military Supplies Travel Maritime Global History and Civics Marriage Military Uniforms Artisans Clothing and Accessories |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Hopkins, Esek (1718-1802) |
| Place written | Norwich, Connecticut |
| 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 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to William Knox regarding business matters, military affairs and their family |
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