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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05883 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0118] April-June 1793 |
| Title | Henry Lee to Henry Knox discussing his proposed trip across the Atlantic and the potential dangers |
| Date | 30 April 1793 |
| Author | Lee, Henry (1756-1818) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Says his proposed trip across the Atlantic must take place soon. Is at a loss to describe the situation in France. Hopes Knox can send him information. Wants his intentions kept secret though. Asks "is there any danger in passing the Atlantic in an American bottom?" Writes, "I hate a jail & dislike the idea of captivity." Says he wrote to Knox yesterday and enclosed intelligence on the Indians. He also asked for the money promised his state in that letter. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Revolutionary War General Travel Global History and Civics French Revolution France Maritime Prisoner Finance Northwest Indian War Northwest Territory Frontiers and Exploration Military History |
| People | Lee, Henry (1756-1818) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | This letter could be in reference to Lee feeling cheated out of the appointment to command the army against the Northwest Indians. Lee considered joining the French Revolutionaries in 1793, but was later talked out of it by Washington. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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