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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06232 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0124] October-December 1794 |
| Title | Samuel Jarvis to Henry Knox describing Jarvis' devastation at the death of his wife |
| Date | 29 October 1794 |
| Author | Jarvis, Samuel G. (fl. 1777-1794) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Expresses his joy and appreciation over the friendship he shares with Knox and his lady [Lucy Knox]. Provides a detailed account of his last moments with his wife before she died. Notes she was four months pregnant and doing well. Discusses a romantic evening he had with her. Describes laying together at night for an hour talking and singing to her younger child. Says they awoke the next morning and laid in bed playing with their children past sunrise. Notes she walked over to his side of the bed and complained of a great pain in her side. The doctor was fetched but she passed away a few hours later. Expresses his grief and sorrow over losing her. A portion on the side of the third page is missing, causing text loss. Letter was repaired at a later date. Letter is unsigned. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Friendship Marriage Women's History Death Children and Family Health and Medical |
| People | Jarvis, Samuel G. (fl. 1777-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; 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 |
| Related documents | Reply from Henry Knox to Samuel G. Jarvis offering sympathetic and supportive words on the death of his wife |