to Lucy Knox

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.05557-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
24 July 1792
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Lucy Knox
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
4 p. : docket ; Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 20.7 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Apologizes for not being able to visit her due to his job obligations but states that he will as soon as he can. Mentions that "something has occured relatively to the southern Indians which would seem to open new sources of difficulty." Discusses the children and future plans. Ends by stating, "The President [George Washington] is buried in solitude at Mount Vernon - I write no more to him than is indispensible in order to prevent trouble."

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