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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01244 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about the surrender at Yorktown |
| Date | 19 October 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Announces that "a glorious moment for America" has arrived, Lord Cornwallis has surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown. Discusses how General Washington refused Cornwallis' request that Britons and Germans be sent back to their countries prior to his surrender, instead giving the British Army the same terms that the Americans received upon their surrender at Charleston in 1780. Washington has ordered Knox to headquarters immediately. Clement Biddle has written Knox to tell him his daughter Lucy is well. Tells his wife he will send her his most recent letter from his brother William Knox, who is tending their financial affairs. Looks forward to seeing her in November. Communicates message from William regarding Lucy's connections in England. Knox has informed George Washington and John Parke Custis of William's trip to Europe. Reports that Martha Washington and Eleanor Calvert Custis are in Williamsburg, Virginia. (See also GLC02437.01231 and GLC02437.01257.) |
| Subjects | First Lady Women's History Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown President Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Surrender Battle Global History and Civics Hessians Children and Family Finance Loyalist Travel |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis (1738-1805) Knox, William (1756-1795) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Yorktown, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Reply from Henry Knox to Lucy Knox, written shortly after storming the British works at Yorktown Letter from Lucy Flucker Knox to Henry Knox about the siege of Yorktown and family affairs |
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