Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01203 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 October 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Order a Copy
Responds to his wife's letter dated 29 September 1781 (GLC02437.01200). Discusses investing Yorktown and General Cornwallis' evacuation of his outer works the day before writing this letter. Discusses the Continental Army's prospects to "impress our haughty foe with a respect for the combined arms," (of the American and French forces). Asks his wife to give his compliments to Martha Washington.
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