Update on Sons Military Whereabouts
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Update on Sons Military Whereabouts
Description
Letter, informs mother of son's march with army; discusses loss of Knox's son.
short description
Ltr, inf mother of son's march.
year created
1791
month created
09
day created
27
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
note
The addressee is unknown, but designated as 'Madam.'
notable person/group
unknown
Henry Knox
Mrs. Lucy Knox
son
hostile Indians
notable location
Philadelphia
Ohio River
Miami River
Lake Erie
Fort Washington
notable item/thing
received from the hand of providence a most severe affliction by the loss of his second son in the ninth year of his age
tender parents to judge of the keenness of this event
pleasure of answering your last letter immediately upon receiving it
force is so respectable that it is not expected they will be met by the hostile Indians
great part of the distance is by water
communication on the Ohio
establish posts on the Miami River which empties into Lake Erie
honor to acknowledge the receipt of your two favors covering letters from your son
receive with pleasure your letters and forward them
your son has I presume marched with the army from Fort Washington
document number
1791092700101
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ATA16 (2 pages) | Collection: Charles Roberts Autograph Collection | Collection 743 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Unknown Recipient | [unknown] | [n/a] |