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- GLC#
- GLC02437.00708-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 3 June 1778
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to William Knox
- Place Written
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 2 p. : Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 21 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Discusses matters of business William is tending to in Boston, including a debt and a petition. Writes, "The Enemy have not yet evacuated Philadelphia but we are in hourly expectation of that event. The whole army is under marching orders as soon as they leave the City." Expects the British to assemble their force at New York City. Reports that Lucy "and the baby" are both well, referring to his wife, and possibly to their two-year-old daughter, also named Lucy. Relates that he has seen "Harry," possibly Colonel Henry Jackson.
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