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Morton, S.A., fl. 1806 to Lucy Flucker Knox Thatcher

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08060 Author/Creator: Morton, S.A., fl. 1806 Place Written: Dorchester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 May 1807 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Was happy to receive her last letter. Looks forward to an upcoming trip to visit her. Mentions Mrs. Thatcher's current period of depression (probably relating to the death of her father, Henry Knox), but assures her it will pass. Discusses the weather, the health of their children, and members of their social circle.

Thatcher, Lucy Flucker Knox, 1776-1854
Morton, S. A., fl. 1806

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