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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10310 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0122] April-June 1794 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Christopher Gore introducing Tallerand and Beaumez, asylum seekers from France |
| Date | 24 June 1794 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Gore, Christopher |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written as an introductory letter for Mr. Tallerand and Beaumetz, "two gentlemen, of the greatest respectability, whom the troubles of France have constrained to quit their ... Country." Continues saying that "[t]hey are on a visit to New england where I flatter myself they will see as much genuine liberty regulated by order and law, as ever blessed any portion of Mankind." Watermarked "J Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy. |
| Subjects | Liberty Law Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Travel France French Revolution Refugees Immigration and Migration |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Gore, Christopher (1758-1827) Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, Prince de Bénévent (1754-1838) Beaumez, Bon-Albert Briois de (1759-ca. 1809) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Gore served in the Continental Army as a clerk with an artillery regiment and afterwards, became a Boston lawyer. One of the young men whom he trained and mentored in his law practice was Daniel Webster. He was the eighth Governor of Massachusetts and served as an overseer of Harvard University and later as a fellow. Gore also served as a Federalist Senator from Massachusetts from 1813-1816. Tallerand most likely refers to Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevente (otherwise known as just Talleyrand) the French foreign minister. He tried to bribe American commissioners who were seeking a negotiated settlement to disputes between France and the United States. This attempt, called the XYZ affair, resulted in a quasiwar with France in 1798. Beaumetz is most likely Bon-Albert Briois de Beaumetz (also spelled "Beaumez"), travelling companion of Talleyrand and former President of the French National Constituent Assembly. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |