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| Collection Reference Number
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GLC02437.03998
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| From Archive Folder
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The Henry Knox Papers [0086] October-December 1788
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| Title
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Lucy Knox to Henry Knox complaining at his absence and talking about her social schedule
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| Date
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14 October 1788
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| Author
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Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824)
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| Recipient
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Knox, Henry
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| Document Type
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Correspondence
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| Content Description
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Complains that Henry has stayed away later than he had originally planned. Discusses her busy social schedule and numerous invitations, noting "Since the arrival of Mrs. Ogden I have passed my time as agreably as possible seperated [sic] from you." Understands that his business in Boston, settling with creditors, may extend until the end of the month (it is possible Henry was settling the matter of Henry Jackson's unauthorized sale of 10,000 dollars of Knox's notes). Remarks that her sister sent her a Queensware china set.
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| Subjects
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Woman Author Women's History Revolutionary War General Debt Finance Home Furnishings Children and Family
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| People
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Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ogden, Euphemia Morris (1754-1818) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810)
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| Place written
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New York, New York
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| Theme
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Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History
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| Sub-collection
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The Henry Knox Papers
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| Additional Information
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Euphemia and Samuel Ogden were close friends of the Knox family. Samuel operated the Delaware Works.
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| Copyright
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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| Module
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Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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| Transcript
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Show/hide Download PDF N York October 14th 88 - The same evening on which my dear Harry receives this letter [will] I flatter me bring me one from him wrote at Boston - this I may calculate upon, even allowing him to have staid on the patent until the tenth, which is four days later than he proposed - when he wrote me on the sixteenth [inserted: with] the last date I have received - Since the arrival of Mrs Ogden I have passed my time as agreeably as possible seperated from you - we have been twice at Mr [Hoffmans] and not a word said of the letter or my appearance of misunderstanding whatever this evening we are to pass at Mrs Coldens - friday at Mr Paschal Smiths and on Saturday we have invitations from Mr L Forest and Mr Lynch - the latter of which we have accepted - we have been at Mr Macombs at [illegible] Millers. Colo Ogden talks of going home the last of this week and returning for his wife but I believe I mentioned this before - I presume I need not ask you to write me by every post while you stay in Boston - if you attempt to settle with the creditors I imagine it must take the [2] The remainder of this month of this I have not complain as I consider it a sacrifice to duty - I have a letter from my sister of the 27th of July in which she speaks with certainty of receiving the remaining compensation in Janry - She sends by the same vessel a [inserted: small] table sett of the better kind of Queens ware which is [inserted: the] manifactory of her husband - it is next and will [move] our china and now my love lett me intreat you to consider the great importance of your friends to the little growing family who are looking to you and you alone, not only for present bread but for their future advancement and settling in life. tenderness is due to our friend but for gods sake do not carry it too far - suppose for a moment the case reversed and think what unity you would find - Mrs Ogden desires to be mentioned to you with that attachment you know the possesser Adieu my best beloved Your tenderly affectionate L Knox [address leaf] Honble H Knox Boston
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