Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05147 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 September 1791 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Initialed by Knox. Thanks Washington for his sympathy regarding the death of his son. States "The arrow with [which we were] stricken is indeed barbed with the keenest anguish." Says that neither reason nor philosophy has had their proper effect.
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