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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05148 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0102] September-October 1791 |
| Title | Pierce Butler to Henry Knox regarding the death of Knox's son Marcus |
| Date | 9 September 1791 |
| Author | Butler, Pierce (1744-1822) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asks Knox's pardon "for the intrusion of a letter on business yesterday morning - I had not heard 'till late in the afternoon of your House being a House of Mourning, or I shou[l]d never have broke in on you at such a season." This is in reference to the death of Knox's son Marcus (see GLC02437.05152 and .05162). Sends his sympathies. Tells Knox that "true indeed is the observation of the Poet that We are all Pensioners on the bounty of an hour. Such are the terms on which He who Wills all things gave us life; and we must submit." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Children and Family Death Philosophy Poetry Literature and Language Arts Religion |
| People | Butler, Pierce (1744-1822) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | Children & Family; Religion; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Pierce Butler of South Carolina was a signer of the Constitution. He served as a Continental Congressman (in 1787) and as a U.S. senator (from 1789-1796 and 1802-1804). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |