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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03212 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0076] September-December 1785 |
| Title | Pierre Charles L'Enfant to Marquis de Lafayette about payments to jewelers [in French] |
| Date | 2 November 1785 |
| Author | L'Enfant, Pierre Charles (1754-1825) |
| Recipient | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Written by Major L'Enfant to Lafayette. Probably in reference to the problems he was having with payments owed to Parisian jewelers for badges made for the Society of the Cincinnati. The eagle insignias did not sell well among American officers when L'Enfant returned to the United States in 1784. |
| Subjects | Society of the Cincinnati France Fraternal Organization Art, Music, Theater, and Film Architecture Clothing and Accessories Finance Artisans |
| People | L'Enfant, Pierre Charles (1754-1825) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; 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 |
| Related documents | Letter from Nicolas Jean Francastel to Marquis de Lafayette about the settlement of a debt [in French] English translation of a letter from Nicolas Jean Francastel to Marquis de Lafayette about the settlement of a debt |