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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.03536
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 
Title Tobias Lee to Henry Knox saying Washington won't be able to attend Society of the Cincinnati
Date ca. 27 April 1787
Author Lear, Tobias (1762-1816)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence; Non-governmental organization document
Content Description Informs Knox that George Washington will not be able to attend the Society of the Cincinnati general meeting "in consequence of an account which he received by express that his Mother & only Sister lay dangerously ill, & that he was obliged to make all possible dispatch if he wishes to find them alive." States that Washington, however, "desired me to translate the Article Cincinnati & send it on to you together with the paragraph of Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson's letter."
Subjects Society of the Cincinnati  Revolutionary War General  President  Children and Family  Women's History  Health and Medical  Fraternal Organization  France  Military History  Continental Army  Literature and Language Arts  Death  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Lear, Tobias (1762-1816)  Washington, George (1732-1799)  
Place written Mount Vernon, Virginia
Theme The American Revolution; Health & Medicine; Children & Family; The Presidency
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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