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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02794.017 |
| From Archive Folder | Tobias Lear papers |
| Title | Henry Knox to Tobias Lear thanking him for his letter of condolence |
| Date | 9 September 1791 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lear, Tobias |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks for Lear's condolence letter concerning a death in Knox's family. "We both felt it perhaps too Sensibly, but more particularly the tender Mother whose former wounds are opened afresh on this unexpected event . . . grief almost too much for human nature." Knox lost an infant son and a 9-year-old son in 1790. Attached to GLC 2794.016. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Death Children and Family Women's History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lear, Tobias (1762-1816) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Oliver Wolcott Jr. to Tobias Lear regarding an error at the Treasury Department |
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