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- GLC#
- GLC02437.04746-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 8 October 1790
- Author/Creator
- Greene, Catharine L., 1755-1814
- Title
- to Henry Knox
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 2 p. : Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.4 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Mrs. Greene is losing her estate because of her late husband General Nathanael Greene's debts. She tells Knox that, "I am upon the point of sailing to Charleston to consult with Mr. Rutledge about your plan, and that of others - to relieve or rather to give up my Estate." She is worried about how she will support her children. Says she will not complain, and will do as Knox advises her.
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