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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.00432
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0015] September-December 1776 
Title Henry Knox to Lucy Knox confirming he is well
Date 2 September 1776
Author Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Recipient Knox, Lucy Flucker  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description A brief and hurried letter to let Lucy know that he is well and in good spirits. Displays optimism about the war, although at the time the American forces were being driven from New York City by the British.
Subjects Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights)  Revolutionary War  Revolutionary War General  Continental Army  Global History and Civics  Military History  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824)  
Place written New York, New York
Theme The American Revolution
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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