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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03593 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Benjamin Franklin about admitting Monsieur de Varaonault to the Society of Cincinnati |
| Date | 28 June 1787 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Franklin, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Discusses the possibility of a Monsieur de Varonault's admittance into the Society of the Cincinnati. Writes in full, " I have the honor to acknowledge the weight of your Excellencys application respecting Monsieur de Varonault of the French Navy to be admitted with the society of the Cincinnati which I submitted to the Society. I am directed by the society to inform your Excellency that it will be necessary that Monsieur de Varonault address himself to the society in France agreeable to the [illegible] provided by the Genl Society." |
| Subjects | Society of the Cincinnati Revolutionary War General France Continental Army Revolutionary War Fraternal Organization Global History and Civics Navy |
| People | Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | 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 |
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