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- GLC#
- GLC02437.03171-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 3 August 1785
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to James Webber
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 3 p. : docket ; Height: 32.8 cm, Width: 20.1 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- Creating a New Government
Writes to Webber, a caretaker and friend of Knox's brother William in England, regarding William's illness. Comments that he is very happy to hear William is doing well and that his prospects for recovery are positive. Discusses the likelihood that William will return to the United States, and hopes that he will, as his family will be able to provide "a thousand tendernesses to soothe his mind & restore its tranquility." If William recovers, Knox suggests he stay in New York, with Knox and his wife and children; if he returns while still ill, requests that William return to Boston, as Knox has arranged for his care there. Reaffirms his statement in a previous letter that "in case my brothers affairs should be so embarrased as to render him unable to pay the expenses of his confinement," Knox will reimburse Webber for any advances he had to make. Encloses a letter to William, as well as a packet to Mrs. Flucker, his mother-in-law, which he hopes Webber can safely deliver to her. Mrs. Knox sends her regards.
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