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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07837 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0152] July-December 1803 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lucy Knox on travel and business plans |
| Date | 16 December 1803 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Tells his wife he is still in Boston, but is planning his departure and should be home by Saturday, 24 December. Asks her to send four horses, with bridles and saddles, to Mrs. Tuckham's house in Wiscasset, so he can have them when he arrives there on the 23rd. Adds that a Judge Cochran of Canada will be traveling with him, which is why he needs the extra horses. Explains the arrangements he has made with Mr. [Benjamin] Bussey (see GLC02437.07836) and why he has made them. Mentions that he would like to take Lucy and the children with him when he travels next. |
| Subjects | Travel Transportation Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Bussey, Benjamin (1757-1842) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 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 |
| Related documents | Bond between Henry Knox and Bussey & Ingalls |
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