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- GLC#
- GLC02437.00543-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- March 4, 1777
- Author/Creator
- Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
- Title
- to Lucy Knox
- Place Written
- Watertown, Massachusetts
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.6 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Later copy. Has enclosed a letter for "the heavenly Miss DeBlois," a friend of Lucy's, which he wishes Lucy to pass on to her. Has also sent a trunk of gowns to Lucy's house via Mr. Colburn, intended for Miss DeBlois. Also asks Lucy to report to him about Miss DeBlois when she next sees her. A newspaper clipping, the obituary of one of Arnold's sons, is attached to the document. The copy was made around 1855.
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