Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Flucker Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05971 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 November 1793 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket : free frank ; 32 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
References two of Lucy's letters. Expresses how much he misses her. Says he will meet her on the road "before you turn off from frankford road." Says the city appears to be safe and "It is filling with inhabitants." Reports that "A Vessell however has arrived and more are expected of the unfortune [sic] people of St. Domingo, expelled there by the English, or Aristocrats, who is apprehended are infected with some contagious disorder." Notes measures will be taken to prevent any danger. Mentions that President Washington went to Reading to see a canal that is being built. Washington was in the city yesterday. Comments further on the safety of the city. Free frank signed by Henry Knox. Written from Falls of Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, present day Philadelphia.
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