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Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824 to Lucy Flucker Knox Thatcher

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07936 Author/Creator: Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 June 1805 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Discusses family news with her daughter, Lucy, such as her son Henry Jackson Knox's upcoming departure on a trip and her other daughter Caroline's recent illness.

Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Thatcher, Lucy Flucker Knox, 1776-1854
Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832
Knox, Caroline Fisher, 1792-1851

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