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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03239 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0077] January-August 1786 |
| Title | English translation of a letter from Nicolas Jean Francastel to Marquis de Lafayette about the settlement of a debt |
| Date | 19 January 1786 |
| Author | Francastel, Nicolas Jean (fl. 1784-1786) |
| Recipient | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | An English translation of GLC02437.03238 in a different hand. This letter was written by Parisian jeweler Nicolas Jean Francastel, who was one of the creators of the jeweled eagle insignia worn by some members of the Society of the Cincinnati (Claude Jean Autran Duval was the other). Major Pierre Charles L’Enfant had been sent to France in 1783 to order the badges for the Society, which he did on credit and was later unable to sell to officers in America. This letter details the settlement over the payment for the badges. With interest, Francastel was to be paid 20,229 livres. Francastel says he cannot take back or make any changes to the eagles as they are already made. It is unclear where this translation was written, so the place written was left as unknown. |
| Subjects | Society of the Cincinnati Fraternal Organization Clothing and Accessories France Military History Continental Army Revolutionary War Finance Artisans Global History and Civics |
| People | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) Francastel, Nicolas Jean (fl. 1784-1786) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Nicolas Jean Francastel to Marquis de Lafayette about the settlement of a debt [in French] Letter from Pierre Charles L'Enfant to Marquis de Lafayette about payments to jewelers [in French] |