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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02830 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0070] December 1783 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Marquis de Lafayette with gratitude to France, affection for Lafayette, expectations of the British and praise for Washington |
| Date | 14 December 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says he wrote Lafayette "several letters" expressing his affection for him. Says America as a nation believes the same thing and that "you must not regard [such expressions] as compliments but the language of sincerity." Goes on to say "Our independence is now established and we feel the warmest gratitude to all the means what have contributed to effect it." Reports that "The English have at last left us to ourselves, with the full expectation that we shall not know how to govern the ship of state and that we must apply to the Steady and well experienced pilots of Britain." Says "Our much loved friend the General has gone from this city to Congress and from thence to Mount Vernon." Goes on to praise Washington. Sending this note by the Chevalier Villefranche. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Immigration and Migration France Global History and Civics Freedom and Independence Government and Civics Mount Vernon Continental Congress Congress President |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Creating a New Government; Foreign Affairs |
| 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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