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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04994 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0100] May-June 1791 |
| Title | Samuel Stanhope Smith to Henry Knox about his son's fall and injuries |
| Date | 14 June 1791 |
| Author | Smith, Samuel Stanhope (1750-1819) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Tells Knox that his son Henry fell down several stairs in church "by a little inattention." Says the boy was alarmed at first because he had a bruised and swollen cheek, but he is now back in school and playing as usual. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Children and Family Health and Medical Injury or Wound Education |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Smith, Samuel Stanhope (1750-1819) |
| Place written | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Children & Family; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Samuel Stanhope Smith (1751-1819) was a Presbyterian minister and the seventh president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from 1795 to 1812. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to Samuel Stanhope Smith about Smith's son |