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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10266 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0118] April-June 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Henry Lee about Battle of Neerwinden and affairs in France |
| Date | 13 May 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lee, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the action of March 18 [the Battle of Neerwinden] and French politics and military. Comments that "[u]pon viewing the affairs of France according to the present reforms the most whole cause ever embraced by men, seems to be verging fast to ruin by the indescretion and villany of its leaders." Continues writing about views on the French Revolution. Watermarked. Letterpress copy. |
| Subjects | France Battle Foreign Affairs Government and Civics Military History French Revolution Politics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lee, Henry (1756-1818) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Lee was a cavalry officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He was the Governor of Virginia and served as a Federalist Representative of Virginia from 1799-1800. He was also the father of American Civil War General Robert E. Lee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |