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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.624 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1797 |
| Title | Letters from Bernard M. LaMarquisie to the Society of Cincinnati asking for financial aid |
| Date | 6 December 1797 |
| Author | LaMarquisie, Bernard M. (fl. 1797) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | LaMarquisie (also "de la Marquisie"), a Frenchman who had served as a captain of engineers in the Continental Army, asks the Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati for financial aid. The former officer, "persecuted in France during the Revolution," writes that he needs money to travel from Boston to Philadelphia, in order to pursue his memorial before Congress. The first letter, a summary of his military service during the Revolutionary War, includes mention of his journey to Canada with American commissioners Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Chase and Charles Carroll, his engineering work at West Point under Kosciuszko, and the various generals he fought under. |
| Subjects | Fraternal Organization Society of the Cincinnati France Finance Revolutionary War French Revolution Continental Army Travel Congress Canada Diplomacy Fortification Military History |
| People | LaMarquisie, Bernard M. (fl. 1797) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |