Smith, Samuel Stanhope (1750-1819) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04994 Author/Creator: Smith, Samuel Stanhope (1750-1819) Place Written: Princeton, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 June 1791 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy
Tells Knox that his son Henry fell down several stairs in church "by a little inattention." Says the boy was alarmed at first because he had a bruised and swollen cheek, but he is now back in school and playing as usual.
Samuel Stanhope Smith (1751-1819) was a Presbyterian minister and the seventh president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from 1795 to 1812.
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