John Murray to Henry Knox congratulating him on his marriage - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.00177
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0010] July-December 1774
Title	John Murray to Henry Knox congratulating him on his marriage
Date	11 August 1774
Author	Murray, John (1742-1793)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Correspondence; Business and financial document
Content Description	Congratulates Knox on his recent marriage to Lucy Flucker. Henry and Lucy wed in June of 1774. Reverend Murray was pastor of the church at Boothbay, in the province of the Massachusetts-Bay.
Subjects	Marriage
People	Murray, John (1742-1793) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824)
Place written	Mount Pisgah, Maine
Theme	Children & Family
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF [draft] Dear Sir Be pleased to accept my sincere compliments of felicitation on your late auspicious nuptials with a Lady famed for every female excellence; - may that event be productive to your both of all the happiness your hearts can wish - be so kind as to present my best regards to your amiable Lady; and, this done, fill up the enclosed memorandum, & charge it in a new acct. to, Dr. Sir, Your most obedt. Humble Servant Jno. Murray Mount Pisgah Augt. 11th 1774 Mr. Henry Knox [address leaf] To Mr. Henry Knox Boston pr. favor of - Capt. Hunter