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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05960 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0120] October-December 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lucy Flucker Knox about Philadelphia, Alexander Hamilton's illness, Congress meeting and their family |
| Date | 5 November 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | References Lucy's letter of 1 November. Says he will not go into the city until she returns, but believes everything is now fine. Reports he has sent her three letters before this one. Mentions that Alexander Hamilton is entirely recovered from his illness and was in Germantown yesterday. Says "He sent for Stevens, and Belville from Trenton because he was apprehensive that if he took any of the city Physcicians [sic] he should be systematically sacrificed either by the Tonics, or evacuents - But his disorder arose from cold, and did not in the least partake of the prevailing disorder." Local physicians state the yellow fever will be entirely eradicated in 10-15 days. There is hope Congress will meet in Philadelphia. Notes "it is considered of now small national importance, that it should be known abroad that the Government is administered and the legislature is sitting in the very place of which such dreadful reports have been and will be circulated." Wants to know when she leaves Newark, so he can meet her in Bristol. Says their time apart is "a tedious time indeed." Mentions their baby is in good health. Asks her to embrace Lucy, Henry, and Washington. Written from Falls of Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, present day Philadelphia. Free frank signed by Henry Knox. |
| Subjects | Yellow Fever Disease Revolutionary War General Women of the Founding Era Women's History Health and Medical Drugs Congress Government and Civics Global History and Civics Children and Family |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |