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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05115 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0101] July-August 1791 |
| Title | William Jackson to Henry Knox regarding a diploma for the Society of the Cincinnati |
| Date | 12 August 1791 |
| Author | Jackson, William (1759-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Signed in text in the third person by President George Washington's secretary William Jackson. Says he is writing by the President's command to transmit a letter (see GLC02437.04963) addressed to the President from Behague, Governor of the French Windward Islands. Behague was soliciting a diploma for himself from the Society of the Cincinnati. The letter also asks for a diploma for Fressinaux. Reports that the President wants "General Knox to make such answer to M. Behague's letter [if] he may think proper, and the circumstances the case will authorise." |
| Subjects | Society of the Cincinnati Revolutionary War General President Caribbean France Global History and Civics Revolutionary War Military History Fraternal Organization |
| People | Jackson, William (1759-1828) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; The Presidency; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Jackson was the national secretary of the Society of the Cincinnati from 1800 until his death in 1828. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Lafayette to George Washington about the Society of Cincinnati [in French] |