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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10033 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0038] January 1782 |
| Title | William Heath to Henry Knox about the death of Dr. Woodward's father and brother |
| Date | 14 January 1782 |
| Author | Heath, William (1737-1814) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | General Heath relates that Dr. Woodward, who presented this note to Knox, left for furlough in November 1781 and was supposed to have returned to service 7 January 1782. Heath explains that the deaths of Woodward's father and brother, and the illness of other family members, have prevented his compliance with the furlough. Heath writes, "...humanity compel [sic] me to write you a line in his behalf, and as I know he has been perfectly innocent, to request that he may be fully acquitted of any blame." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Children and Family Health and Medical Death Military Law Continental Army |
| People | Heath, William (1737-1814) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Roxbury, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |