Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to James Webber

Order a pdf of this item here.

A high-resolution version of this object is available for registered users. LOG IN

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03272 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 June 1786 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Mentions the "embarrassments" of Mr. [Richard] Soderstrom, who has recently moved to a house nearby. Discusses the payments being made by debtors such as a Mr. Goodene, as well as the sale of goods. Mentions the health of his brother, William Knox, whom Webber cared for during his period of illness in England, and also discusses his wife Lucy Knox and his mother-in-law, Mrs. [Hannah] Flucker, who has recently died.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Webber, James, fl. 1783-1797
Söderström, Richard, fl. 1741-1815
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Flucker, Hannah, 1726-1785

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources