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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01385 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0041] April 1782 |
| Title | The marquis de Lafayette to Henry Knox introducing the chevalier de Lameth |
| Date | 12 April 1782 |
| Author | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Lafayette to Major General Knox. Letter of introduction for Chevalier de [Lameth], whose brother was severely wounded in the attack on the redoubts at Yorktown. Asks he be introduced to "our Brother officers." |
| Subjects | France Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Injury or Wound Global History and Civics Battle |
| 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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