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Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824 to Euphemia Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09819 Author/Creator: Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 August 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 24.7 x 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Discusses her bad habits with her friend Mrs. [Euphemia?] Ogden. Notes she has made some progress and no longer stays in bed until ten but rises at eight. Also mentions they might be their new neighbors.

Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818

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