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Young and vivacious, Lucy Knox surrendered privilege and comfort to be with her lover, Henry, on the long journey to revolution and victory. In August 1773, as a local militia drilled on Boston Common, 17-year-old Lucy Flucker observed a tall, “uncommonly good-looking officer” on horseback. The officer, Henry Knox, wore a dark silk cloth tied …
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