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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09453 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0164] Undated: The Knox Family |
| Title | Letter to Lucy Knox from an unknown author [incomplete] |
| Date | ca. 1774-1788 |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Possibly by Hannah Flucker Urquhart to her sister, Lucy Knox. Discusses the death of her husband (possibly James Urquhart) writing, "Know your superior happiness in having a Dear and good husband to sympathize with you, you have still a comforter, you have a Protector for yourself and Dear Children, and you can never feel the pain and inconveniences of Poverty. In me see the Child of ill fortune- having the greatest affliction to encounter and no hope of alleviation." Notes that her mother-in-law, Mrs. Urquhart, comforted her through hardships. Mentions that money she (Hannah) brought into the marriage rescued James from a mire of debt. Apparently, Mrs. Urquhart has also passed away, and Hannah discusses her inheritance. Wishes that she and her children had received independent inheritances. Hopes the recipient's husband (possibly Henry Knox) will serve as their guardian. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Marriage Poverty Finance Debt Estate |
| People | Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart (fl. 1774-1796) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Hannah Flucker was a sister of Lucy Knox. She married for the first time to James Urquhart circa 1774, and then was divorced. She married a second time, to Richard Harwood, circa 1788. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |