Henry Knox to Joseph Anthony about business and the deaths of his two youngest children - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.06727
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0130] April-June 1796
Title	Henry Knox to Joseph Anthony about business and the deaths of his two youngest children
Date	29 April 1796
Author	Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Recipient	Anthony, Joseph
Document Type	Correspondence; Business and financial document
Content Description	Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Large portions of the letter are crossed out. Writes that he feels very strongly his obligation to Anthony. Briefly discusses financial arrangements, before reporting that his family has recently suffered the deaths of two of his youngest children.
Subjects	Children and Family Death Finance Debt
People	Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Anthony, Joseph (fl. 1792-1797)
Place written	Boston, Massachusetts
Theme	Merchants & Commerce; Health & Medicine; Children & Family; 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