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- GLC#
- GLC02437.00549-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 12 March 1777
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to Lucy Knox
- Place Written
- Fishkill, New York
- Pagination
- 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 20.9 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Arrived last evening after a long trip. The roads past Hartford were so bad that "the Slay" and much of the baggage had to be abandoned. Has heard a report that at Spanktown, modern day Rahway, "our people" killed and wounded five hundred of the British during a foraging raid. Expresses his anguish over parting with her. Warns her that smallpox is spreading near her, and suggests "you and your little image" get inoculated. Warns her not to drink or stay too near fire afterward. Asks her to take care of some business affairs, saying "this is making you quite a woman of business." Also mentions that he is now numbering his letters to her.
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