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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01230 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 |
| Title | Lucy Knox to Henry Knox updating him on her situation and complaining at the lack of letters from him |
| Date | 16 October 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that Martha Washington and Nellie Calvert Custis received letters from their husbands letting them know how they are and what is happening in the war, while she is clearly unworthy of being written to. She misses their daughter Lucy, who was living in Philadelphia, but has heard that she is well. Urges him to write back. Knox was then engaged in the siege of Yorktown. The letter is not complete. |
| Subjects | First Lady Women's History President Marriage Military History Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Children and Family |
| People | Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Mount Vernon, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family; Women in American History; The Presidency; Education |
| 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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