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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01539 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0045] August 1782 |
| Title | Henry Knox to William Knox about their family and health |
| Date | 25 August 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that a friend of William's [name illegible but might be Mr. Samuel Hodgdon] will be travelling to France and will see William, so Knox felt he had to take the opportunity to write. Thanks William for his last several letters. Comments that he thinks William's motives are just for remaining in Europe until peace is achieved. Mentions the recent defeat of Comte de Grasse, and also relates that General George Washington has appointed him Commandant of West Point. Reports that he and his family resided in Philadelphia until they moved to the North River. Writes, "All my little family have been much afflicted with sickness," and mentions that Mrs. Knox and Mary were ill with intermittent fevers but have recovered. Lucy was declining rapidly so they brought her to the North River for the pure air, and it has helped aid her recovery. Marcus has been suffering from "a [dysentery?] a consequence of [getting] teeth." He fears that William "will never have the pleasure to see him. A few days, perhaps a few hours may decide his fate." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Friendship Travel France Children and Family Global History and Civics Military History Navy President West Point (US Military Academy) Health and Medical Women's History Death |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, William (1756-1795) Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, Comte de (1722-1788) Washington, George (1732-1799) Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | New Windsor, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| 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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