Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824 [to Lucy Knox]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03999 Author/Creator: Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 October 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.4 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy
Possibly to her daughter, Lucy. Contains four large areas of text loss. Writes, "I begin to count the hours until I shall have the pleasure to embrace you... may god bless you my precious daughter." Possibly to another daughter; in one partial sentence, she writes, "be sure to give my love to my name[text loss]."
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