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Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783 to Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00193 Author/Creator: Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783 Place Written: Antigua Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 March 1775 Pagination: 2p.+addr. 19.7 cm. x cm.16.1. Order a Copy

Congratulates his sister Lucy on her marriage to Henry Knox. Describes Antigua, its inhabitants, and his barracks.

Flucker, Thomas, 1752-1784
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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