Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00575 Author/Creator: Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 April 1777 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy
Expresses her love for him. Says she was recently inoculated, just as William Knox left town. Expects more letters from him. Sends him "stocks" and plans to send more along with a waistcoat. Mentions that she wrote the letter "with a pen of my own making." Daughter Lucy "has learned several words."
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