Knox, William, 1756-1795 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01167 Author/Creator: Knox, William, 1756-1795 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 September 1781 Pagination: 3 p. + docket Order a Copy
Mentions Lucy Knox's trip up the Hudson River and hearing that General Knox passed New Windsor, New York with Governor George Clinton on his way to meet Lucy. Comments on a naval battle off the coast of Boston between the French frigate Magicianne and the more heavily armed British ship Assurance. Inquires if a Mr. Diricks was ever a Colonel in the Continental Army. Discusses the arrival of a French frigate called the Diligent, along with news that the Spanish and French have attempted "the Reduction of Gibralter" and that they have brought a new type of ship that floats higher in the water. Comments that the officer from the frigate, who has brought part of the loan negotiated by John Laurens, did "not seem to know that there is such a place as Holland or...the Vienna Congress." Reports that a mutual friend named Mrs. Tarois is ill and S. Winslow, Henry's cousin, has married.
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