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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01303 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0036] December 1781 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Nathanael Greene |
| Date | 12 December 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Since arriving in Philadelphia, has tried to gather a party of about 30 artificers to give to Greene. Discusses Mrs. Greene's trip with their son George Washington Greene to visit Greene at the "high hills of Santee" (the Santee River in South Carolina, where Greene was stationed). Also mentions the recent birth of a son to him and Mrs. Knox, "whom I should name after you were not for the confounded name given by your [illegible] father - as it is I shall call him after some roman whose character I think you may like" (possibly referring to his son Marcus). Sends love to Colonel Williams and Colonel Laurens. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Army Artillery Military History Artisans Travel Children and Family Women's History Classical World and Ancient Civilization Friendship |
| People | Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1776-1854) Washington, George (1732-1799) Greene, Catharine Littlefield (1755-1814) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; 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 |
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