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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05978 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0120] October-December 1793 |
| Title | Ralph Izard to Henry Knox about Philadelphia returning to normal and discusses where politics will happen |
| Date | 17 November 1793 |
| Author | Izard, Ralph (1742-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says he arrived in New York on 15 November and received Knox's letter of 8 November. Is glad that health has been restored to Philadelphia after the yellow fever outbreak. Says that since Washington has settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania for the present, it is probable that Congress will meet there for a few days. Asks to be kept updated on the president's intentions. Is happy that Knox informed him that his housekeeper Mrs. Cortright is well. Reports that two of Mrs. Izard's letters to her were returned unopened and they feared she was dead. Encloses a letter to her and asks Knox to send it to her. Says he left Mr. [William] Smith in New Haven, Connecticut. Sends compliments to Alexander Hamilton. This letter has been repaired, resulting in text loss on the lower right corner on recto and the upper left corner on verso. |
| Subjects | Yellow Fever Disease Revolutionary War General Health and Medical President Congress Government and Civics Servant Women of the Founding Era Women's History |
| People | Izard, Ralph (1742-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; The Presidency; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |