Henry Knox to William Knox on family and war news, 30 October 1780.
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Collection: The Henry Knox Papers.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Summary
Expresses happiness that his brother William is back in Boston and safe after a hazardous journey to Europe. Wants to know how his trip was and how Lucy Knox's family received him. Announces the birth of another boy, Henry Jackson. Relates an account of North Carolina militia attacking Tories and reports news of the Battle of King's Mountain, Tennessee, 7 October 1780.