Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox

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GLC02437.00618
GLC#
GLC02437.00618-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
29 June 1777
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Lucy Knox
Place Written
New Jersey
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20.6 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Written at Camp Middlebrook. Knox writes, "Pity it is that lovers so exceedingly attached to each other as we are should be separated by the horrors of War." Discusses Lord Sterling's movement at Amboy (Perth Amboy, New Jersey) and Westfield, New Jersey. Expects the British to attack on the North River (the Hudson).

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