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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00214 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0011] 1775 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lucy Knox reporting his safe arrival at Fort George |
| Date | 5 December 1775 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A brief note to tell his wife that he has arrived near Fort Ticonderoga and is in good health. Comments that the battery is waiting for him, in reference to his orders from George Washington to inspect artillery seized from the British earlier that year and return with it to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Written from Fort George in Lake George, New York. |
| Subjects | Fort Ticonderoga Revolutionary War Military History Siege of Boston Artillery Continental Army Love Letters Marriage Children and Family |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Lake George, New York |
| 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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