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- GLC#
- GLC02437.00619-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 30 June 1777
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
- Title
- to Henry Knox
- Place Written
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Pagination
- 1 p. : address Height: 31.4 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Opens with, "Did my Harry let the 23rd of this month pass by unnoticed or did it occur to his mind that it was the anniversary of his wedding day..." Reflects upon her happiness when they were first married, and states, "instead of spending our lives together- how far and how long have we been asunder-" Refers to the possible appointment of Phillipe du Coudray at the head of Continental artillery. Notes that Billy, Knox's brother William, wishes to enter the army.
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