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Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07483 Author/Creator: Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 November 1800 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Lucy Knox writes to her husband Henry to say he left some provisions behind because he left so suddenly. Lucy could Knox was harried and distressed. She talks of her daughter not feeling well. Lucy does not know when she should expect to hear from Knox again. Lucy says Knox knows her opinion regarding their son Henry.

Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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