Knox, William, 1756-1795 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00383 Author/Creator: Knox, William, 1756-1795 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 July 1776 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; 22.5 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy
Remarks on Henry's talent for burlesquing William's writing. Expresses sympathy for Lucy's situation, in which she has to stay in Connecticut away from Henry. Offers to leave the bookstore in someone's care and go to Fairfield to bring Lucy back to Boston. Mentions that the Declaration of Independence will be read in Boston on the day of this letter's writing. Remarks that he heard the British sailed up the Hudson, which they did on 12 July 1776, and conjectures "it to be by way of experiment." Mentions that Captain Harry Johnson came in from Halifax. Also mentions that two persons were "bound for a Mr. Phillips[.] I mention'd in my last for £400 each for his good political behavior for 1 year."
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