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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03820 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
Title | The marquis de Grasse to George Washington about Grasse's late father's role in the Society of the Cincinnati [in French] |
Date | 11 March 1788 |
Author | Grasse, Alexandre-François Auguste, Marquis de (1765-1845) |
Recipient | Washington, George |
Document Type | Correspondence; Non-governmental organization document |
Content Description | Extract from a letter (in French) from Auguste de Grasse to George Washington to be presented before the Society of the Cincinnati, regarding Auguste's father, Admiral François de Grasse. The younger Grasse asks Washington's permission to wear his late father's Society of the Cincinnati eagle medallion. |
Subjects | Society of the Cincinnati France President Navy Global History and Civics Revolutionary War Fraternal Organization |
People | Grasse, Alexandre-François Auguste, Marquis de (1765-1845) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, Comte de (1722-1788) |
Place written | Paris, France |
Theme | 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 |
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