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Thatcher, Lucy Flucker Knox, 1776-1854 to Charles Davies

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09898 Author/Creator: Thatcher, Lucy Flucker Knox, 1776-1854 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: circa 1804-1854 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.2 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Letter is possibly a copy. Relays an anecdote she heard about her father, titled "Anecdote of [George] Washington." "Washington always kept this useful & scientific officer near his own person; he not only honored him with confidence, but with brotherly affection. After the defeat of Gales' army at Camden, General [Nathaniel] Green was offered the arduous command of the Southern department. The Lucker General, with his usual modesty replied, '[Henry] Knox is the man for that difficult undertaking; all obstacles vanish before him; his resources are infinite.' 'True replied Washington, & therefore I cannot part with him.'" Lucy Knox's life span (beginning with her marriage date) was used as a circa date.

Thatcher, Lucy Flucker Knox, 1776-1854
Davies, Charles, 1798-1876

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