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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00429 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 August 1776 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Describes in detail the beginning of the Battle of Long Island (also known as the Battle of Brooklyn) on 27 August 1776. Looks forward to the future when they can be together again.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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