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Henry Knox was a Revolutionary War general whose efforts to build a robust American militia were paramount to the colonies’ victory against Britain, as well as the development of the early Republic’s armed forces.
2 de may. de 2002 · To Henry Knox. Mount Vernon April 1st 1789. My dear Sir, The Mail of the 30th brought me your favor of the 23d—For which, & the regular information you have had the goodness to transmit of the state of things in New York, I feel myself very much obliged, and thank you accordingly. I feel for those Members of the new Congress, who, hitherto ...
Location. Knox Medical Pavilion. 1330 Coshocton Avenue. Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050.
Henry Knox (future Secretary of War) and Clement Biddle were Continental Army officers in 1781, and both were close to General Washington. This letter informs Biddle of the death of Jacky Custis, Martha Washington’s lone remaining child, from an illness.
1 Washington wrote to friends such as David Humphreys and Henry Knox, conveying his alarm at the turn of events in the states, and in response received reports that confirmed his fears. Protests in western Massachusetts grew more tumultuous in August 1786 after the convening of the state legislature failed to address any of the numerous ...
11 de may. de 2002 · Knox, in his first letter to GW of 29 Sept., wrote that his wife, Lucy Flucker Knox, “was brought abed on the 16th instant with a daughter” (DLC:GW). George Augustine Washington left Mount Vernon in October to spend the winter in New Kent County, Va. (see Anthony Whitting to GW, 31 Oct. 1792).
Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09419 Author/Creator: Washington, George (1732-1799) Place Written: Mount Vernon, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 April 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23.2 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy. Summary of Content.
