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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04048 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0086] October-December 1788 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Marquis de Lafayette introducing John Coffin Jones |
| Date | 10 December 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter of introduction for John Coffin Jones Esq. and his lady. Reports that Jones is a merchant of Boston of "highest estimation." Would be obliged for any protection and kindness he can show Jones. Place writ inferred from GLC02437.04047. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Letter of Introduction or Recommendation France Global History and Civics Travel Merchants and Trade |
| People | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jones, John Coffin (1750-1829) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letters to Thomas Jefferson and John Coffin Jones |