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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04098 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0087] January-February 1789 |
| Title | Henry Knox replies to David McClure about their childhood and religious belief |
| Date | 25 January 1789 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | McClure, David |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Received his recent letter (GLC02437.04059). Remarks about remembering the joyful times they had playing together as children: "Our juvenile sports and the joyful sensations they excited are fresh in my mind; and what to me renders the remembrance peculiarly precious is that I always flattered myself that our hearts and minds were similarly constructed." Comments that their situations as adults have been very different, since McClure has been exploring the moral and material world as a clergyman. Discusses his own religious beliefs. Mentions his plans to see McClure during a trip to Connecticut, or arrange for McClure to visit him in New York. Finally, describes his wife and children (three sons and two daughters, and three children deceased) as well as his brother William. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Sports and Games Children and Family Friendship Morality and Ethics Religion Travel |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) McClure, David (1748-1820) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Religion; 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 | Reverend McClure to Henry Knox reminiscing |