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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01289 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0035] November 1781 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Lamb about military matters and the death of John Custis |
| Date | 12 November 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Lamb, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Uncertain yet whether he will join the artillery park because General George Washington had not yet arrived. Writes, "He has lately met with a severe Shock to his affections, in the loss of the amiable Mr. Custis, Mrs. Washington's only child." Believes Washington felt as affectionately for Custis as if he were his real father, as he had raised him from childhood. Only other affectionate parents might be able to understand this misfortune. Has nothing to add about the disposition of the park, only that it might be in the vicinity of Head Quarters. Has no objection to Lamb paying his family a visit if Lt. Col. Stevens remains in camp: "I see no reason for making any other arrangement of the corps this winter than what exists at the moment." Advises that Lamb's regiment form the park and Col. Crane's form the garrison of West Point and its defenses with the artificers to remain in Philadelphia. Written in the clerical hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp, and signed for Knox by him. |
| Subjects | Children and Family President Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Military Camp Mount Vernon Artillery Continental Army Death First Lady West Point (US Military Academy) President |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Lamb, John (1735-1800) Crane, John (1744-1805) Custis, John Parke (1754-1781) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Washington, George (1732-1799) Washington, Martha (1731-1802) Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) |
| Place written | Mount Vernon, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |