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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.01214
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 
Title Lucy Knox to Henry Knox chastising him for not writing to her
Date 8 October 1781
Author Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Chastises her husband for not writing. Asks Henry when she will see him and why he has not written. The Continental Army was then involved in the siege of Yorktown.
Subjects Women's History  Revolutionary War  Revolutionary War General  Marriage  
People Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824)  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Place written Mount Vernon, Virginia
Theme The American Revolution; Women in American History; Children & Family
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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