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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04736 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0096] July-September 1790 |
| Title | Mercy Otis Warren to Henry Knox sending a book |
| Date | 24 September 1790 |
| Author | Warren, Mercy Otis (1728-1814) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes in full, "Though some of my late letters have been received by the minister at War with a silence which perhaps ought to forbid further interruption: yet I will not suppose it as designed neglect & ask my friend General Knox to accept a small volume lately offered the public his most obedient humble servant, M Warren." See GLC02437.04751 for what is most likely Knox's reply to this letter. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women of the Founding Era Women's History Poetry Literature and Language Arts Gift Friendship Revolutionary War General |
| People | Warren, Mercy Otis (1728-1814) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | In 1790 Mercy Otis Warren published "Poems, Dramatic and Miscellaneous," the first work bearing her name. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to Mercy Otis Warren about her literary career |