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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03540 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
Title | Henry Knox to Horatio Gates about missing the Society of Cincinnati meeting |
Date | 2 May 1787 |
Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Recipient | Gates, Horatio |
Document Type | Correspondence; Non-governmental organization document |
Content Description | Fears that he will have to miss the meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati as business will keep him in New York a few more days. Hopes to arrive in Philadelphia by Thursday or Friday to pay his respects. Will forward the papers of the Society if a safe conveyance goes out. Noted as a copy in the docket. Letter in the hand of Knox's secretary at the War Department Robert Pemberton. |
Subjects | Society of the Cincinnati Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Revolutionary War Fraternal Organization |
People | Gates, Horatio (cb. 1727-1806) |
Place written | New York, New York |
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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