- GLC#
- GLC02437.10344-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 8 May 1802
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to Lucy Knox
- Place Written
- Thomaston, Maine
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 36.3 cm, Width: 23.7 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Knox discusses family matters while at his estate, Montpelier. Expected Lucy to travel to Montpelier, but she decided not to come because of their daughter Lucy's "indisposition." Describes preparing a "pair of partridges- a fine salmon- and an abundant dish of sweet breads" for her anticipated arrival. Declares, "Our mutual affection is the most valued object of my existence- My children the next." Discusses the upcoming legislative assembly, a recent town meeting, financial matters, etc. Relates that he gave their son Henry "60 thousand feet of boards... as a foundation whereon to build a fortune, and which has probably been sacrificed in a manner that he would not unfold- the business requires no comment and affords no hope- as to the payment of his debts with it- that admits of doubts-" Discusses their servant, Nabby Sterling, "who cooks better than tolerably well..."
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