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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06239 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0124] October-December 1794 |
| Title | Reply from Henry Knox to Samuel G. Jarvis offering sympathetic and supportive words on the death of his wife |
| Date | 8 November 1794 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Jarvis, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes a lengthy letter of condolence on the death of Jarvis's wife. Comments that religion and philosophy may help ease the pain along with the passage of time. Notes how happy she must have been to endure such pain. Also mentions her helpless newborn baby and for Jarvis to see that someone is looking after her. Refers to the "Creator" in explaining the nature of life and death. See GLC02437.06232 for Jarvis's letter to Knox informing him of the death of his wife. |
| Subjects | Religion Friendship Death Women's History Philosophy |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jarvis, Samuel G. (fl. 1777-1794) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Religion; Health & Medicine; Women in American History; 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 | Letter from Samuel Jarvis to Henry Knox describing Jarvis' devastation at the death of his wife |