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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03325 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
| Title | Presence Flucker to Henry Knox about a negro belonging to Mr. Flucker |
| Date | 4 November 1786 |
| Author | Flucker, Presence (fl. 1786) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Docket reads, "from [sic, about] a negro woman formerly belonging to Mr Flucker." Writes that she heard from a Miss Cummings that Knox offered to receive her into his home as a cook or some other kind of servant upon the death of the Fluckers "as an Assylum in my old Age." Would be lacking in a sense of duty and gratitude if she did not "acknowledge the great kindness of such an offer; especially from one of a Family with whom I have spent the greatest and happiest part of my life." However, she is obliged to decline the offer, as she has been married and settled in this place, and also has been in ill health, so she does not want to make the journey. Thanks him for his kindness and prays for his prosperity. |
| Subjects | African American History Revolutionary War General Women's History Slavery Canada Revolutionary War General Indentured Servant Charity and Philanthropy Children and Family Marriage Health and Medical Loyalist African American Author |
| People | Flucker, Presence (fl. 1786) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Flucker, Hannah (1726-1785) Flucker, Thomas (1719-1783) |
| Place written | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Theme | Children & Family; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |