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- GLC#
- GLC02437.03449-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- February 11, 1787
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to John Hancock
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 6 p. : docket ; Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- Creating a New Government
Writes a lengthy letter of condolence on the death of Hancock's child. Explains that only those parents who have suffered that loss can understand how it feels. Expounds upon his understanding of God, death and the afterlife, the human role in the universe, and the nature of the soul. Assures him "of the sincere participation of myself and Mrs. Knox in your sorrow."
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