Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox [incomplete]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00557 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Morristown, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 March 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy
The first page or pages of the letter are missing. Feels it is wrong that other officers were promoted over the more senior Benedict Arnold. Worries this action will push Arnold out of the service, and hopes it is remedied. The lack of a promotion would offend Arnold, and was one of the many slights that contributed to his defection years later to the British side. Requests various articles of clothing and expresses his love for her. Asks her to number her letters, as he has begun doing, so they can easily be referenced in the future.
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