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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05565 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0111] July 1792 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lucy Knox updating her on his business and land dealings |
| Date | 29 July 1792 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Explains to Lucy that business is delaying his visit to her and the family: "Alone for you myself and the children - I am upon my probation - a single lapse of public duty at this moments, sinks me, never again to rise." Provides an update on financial dealings with William Duer. Describes land deals with Mr. [Samuel] Breck, Samuel Waldo and Samuel Winslow, among others. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Children and Family Women of the Founding Era Women's History Marriage Government and Civics Finance Debt Waldo Patent |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |