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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.03267
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0077] January-August 1786 
Title Baron von Steuben to Henry Knox requesting information on Prussia [in French]
Date 16 May 1786
Author Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand (1730-1794)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Writes to Knox in French asking if he will send him an excerpt of a letter written by the Marquis de Lafayette regarding his trip to Prussia. Says everyone has interest in the place where they spent the springtime of their lives. Promises not to use it except to satisfy his curiosity. Sends regard to Mrs. Knox.
Subjects Revolutionary War General  Military History  Global History and Civics  Immigration and Migration  Travel  
People Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand (1730-1794)  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Theme Foreign Affairs
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859