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Horton, Jotham, 1749-? to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00512 Author/Creator: Horton, Jotham, 1749-? Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 January 1777 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 29.5 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy

States that he and two other officers have smallpox, and asks if Knox can forward them "hard money" for "the Common Necessaries." Letter is dated 1776, but should be dated 1777. On the second page of the letteer is an unsigned Lucy Knox autograph letter to Henry Knox. In the draft she expresses her displeasure with Knox for not seeing him more often, but also her love for him.

Horton, Jotham, 1749-?
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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