Lucy Knox’s Letter to Her Dear Sister Hannah

The very sincere or tender affection that I entertain for you my dear Sister

The hatred that lies between us has caused a tear in my heart

Due to both parties negligence, it has caused a blister

Our opposing viewpoints has torn our family apart

The patriot and the loyalists

They are the very same, but with a different name

The colonist and the royalist

We are all fighting for the same thing just using different terms and names

I wrote several times during the siege of Boston

But I never received a line and now I am in pain

I’ve been left to wonder if my letters have been tossed in the bin

None of you ever have answered my letters time and time again

Lucy and I are doing just fine

I much wish to know all these particulars

But all of you never write me a line

My apprehension of the lack of words is auricular

How horrid is this war

That it pits Brother against Brother

And the parents against the child that causes hatred to ooze from the core

I wish for this hatred to be smothered

Who were the promoters of this?

I know not, but god knows

For this war to end would be bliss

But God's wrath shall blow

It is a pity the little time we have to spend

In this world where the art of killing men has become a perfect science

We cannot enjoy ourselves and our friends

For we are far too busy devising means to destroy each other instead of forming alliances

In our juvenile days my Hannah we little thought

That this barbaric art would have reached America so soon

But alas men are dying in various spots

And the people sing a mournful tune   

But enough of this talk

I hope that God shall send a speedy issue to this war

And I hope for our happy meetings and talks

And to someday see you walk upon America’s shores

I send you a sincere wish and a prayer

I will never cease to be your affectionate friend and sister

This is a close to my letter

This is the very sincere or tender affection that I entertain for you, my dear Sister