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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05474 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 May 1792 Pagination: 5 p. : Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Writes that he has been in ill health again since he wrote her last, and explains how he has treated his ague. Wishes he had received a letter from her. Asks about the welfare of their children. Sends his love to Mrs. [Sarah Lyons] Flucker, his sister-in-law. Relates messages for each of his children: Lucy, Henry, Julia, and Washington. Asks to be remembered to various friends in the Boston area.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832
Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801

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