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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03275 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0077] January-August 1786 |
| Title | Copy of a letter from Henry Knox to Marquis de Lafayette discussing foreign and domestic affairs, William Knox, and Pierre L'Enfant's debt |
| Date | 16 June 1786 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Later copy of letter written by Knox to Lafayette at GLC02437.03276. Thanks Lafayette for the kind treatment given to his brother William. Discusses the affair of Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant, who had been sent to France in 1783 to purchase jeweled eagle badges for the members of the Society of the Cincinnati. L'Enfant returned to America in 1784 and brought back many badges purchased on credit. The price proved too high for some officers, which left L'Enfant in a bind. Goes on to say that the Society approved of L'Enfant's conduct and owed 630 dollars to him for his services in France, which Knox says was recently offered to him. L'Enfant refused the payment until the entire issue of the badges purchased on credit is cleared up with the Society. Says L'Enfant will write to Lafayette. Reports he will keep Washington informed. Written on lined paper with an embossed image of a building on the upper left corner. |
| Subjects | Society of the Cincinnati American Indian History Revolutionary War General Children and Family Mental Health Health and Medical Fraternal Organization France Global History and Civics Finance Debt Clothing and Accessories President Immigration and Migration Journalism Education Revolutionary War Continental Army Military History Government and Civics Articles of Confederation US Constitution Treaty Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Law Debt Economics Land Transaction Fortification Refugees Loyalist |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Banking & Economics; Children & Family; Education; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; Merchants & Commerce; Native Americans; Westward Expansion |
| 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 Henry Knox to Marquis de Lafayette discussing foreign and domestic affairs, William Knox, and Pierre L'Enfant's debt Henry Knox to Major Turner about Pierre Charles L'Enfant's money problems |