Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Heth

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05235 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 13 November 1791 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Provides sympathy for "the melancholy cause of your brothers detention." Does not explain the cause of the detention.

Heth, William, 1750-?
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources