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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05970 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0120] October-December 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lucy Flucker Knox about her staying in New York, a religion there and the yellow fever |
| Date | 10 November 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | References Lucy's letter of 6 November. Believes Henry Jackson Knox will leave New York for Boston tomorrow. After he leaves, believes Lucy will return to Philadelphia. Wants her to be happy in New York because "life is so generally overshadowed with some gloom, that there is a sort of religion in enjoying the blessings of the moment." Says going into the city before 1 December is not prudent, although the yellow fever is "nearly at an end and I belive no instances of any fresh infection for 6 or 7 days past." Written from Falls of Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, present day Philadelphia. |
| Subjects | Yellow Fever Disease Religion Revolutionary War General Health and Medical Children and Family Philosophy Women of the Founding Era Women's History Travel |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |