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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04630 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0095] April-June 1790 |
| Title | Catharine Greene to Henry Knox about her misfortunes and her daughter's sympathies |
| Date | 20 June 1790 |
| Author | Greene, Catharine Littlefield (1755-1814) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes about her current state of melancholy over her misfortunes. Relates an anecdote about her little daughter finding her crying and declaring, "oh My Dear Mama I wish I could die, that I might lesson [sic] your cares." Reports that this incident "[p]ierced [her] through [her] very soul." Discusses some upcoming legal matters, including one in which General [Henry] Jackson will be her adversary. Declares that she must see a Mr. Miller about these issues and hopes to travel to New York to intercept him. Noted as written in Bethlehem, state unknown. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Women of the Founding Era Mental Health Children and Family Death Law Estate Travel Revolutionary War General |
| People | Greene, Catharine Littlefield (1755-1814) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Bethlehem, [?] |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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