Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09540 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Bucks County, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 December 1776 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32.8 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy
Misses his wife, and addresses her anxieties in his absence. Writes, "No prospect of ambition or Interest could possibly keep me from you. nothing but a most sacred attachment to the much injured rights of my Country." Comments that the British capture of General Charles Lee is a severe blow to American forces. Hopes the British presence at Newport, Rhode Island will require his service in New England. Addresses the letter to Lucy in New Haven or, if she is not there, Boston.
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