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- GLC#
- GLC02437.00408-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 1 August 1776
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to Lucy Knox
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 18.2 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Reaffirms his love for his wife. Discusses smallpox and the possibility of Lucy going to Boston to be inoculated. Comments on various daily and domestic activities, like how he typically spends his time, with whom he dines, and what time he goes to bed. Mentions being ill. Discusses the possibility of Lucy returning to him. Mentions that business prevented him from having a meeting with Lord William Howe, whom he believes will soon attack.
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