Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Tobias Lear re: thanks for condolences
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.017 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1791/09/09 Pagination: 1 p. + address 22.5 x 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Thanks for Lear's condolence letter concerning a death in Knox's family. "We both felt it perhaps too Sensibly, but more particularly the tender Mother whose former wounds are opened afresh on this unexpected event . . . grief almost too much for human nature." Knox lost an infant son and a 9-year-old son in 1790. Attached to GLC 2794.016. Docketed on address leaf.
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