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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02166 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0059] June 1783 |
| Title | Henry Knox to the marquis de Lafayette expressing the debt the United States owes to France and to Lafayette himself |
| Date | 16 June 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | References "several" letters he received from Lafayette. Says his brother William is indebted to Lafayette for all the kindness shown to him. William asked that it be acknowledged. Goes on to say "America is infinitely indebted to you for your assistance, in the moment of her deepest distress, and from thence up to the present auspicious period - She recognizes the favors she has received with an unbounded attachment to you." Says he will personally remember "the pleasures of your friendship with the ardor of a lover." Says Lafayette's godson Harry will be taught the same. Believes the sentiment for a "Government unfettered by local or state policy" does not exist, but that the Americans will be a "united people." Predicts "Our affection for France will be perpetual." Says that Colonel Gouvion will inform him of the founding of the Society of the Cincinnati, which will involve many French officers. |
| Subjects | Society of the Cincinnati France Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Global History and Civics Friendship Children and Family Government and Civics Articles of Confederation Fraternal Organization Military History |
| People | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Creating a New Government |
| 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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