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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03122 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0074] January-April 1785 |
| Title | Henry Knox to George Washington introducing Catharine Macaulay Graham and her husband, James Graham |
| Date | 29 March 1785 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Washington, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Knox introduces Catharine Macaulay Graham and her husband, James Graham, to Washington. Writes, "a glorious enthusiasm for the cause of general liberty and human happiness, has impelled this lady and her husband, to cross the atlantic to visit that country whose inhabitants have had the hardihood to encounter unknown dangers, rather than submit to a principle of taxation, which though not grievous in the first instance, would probably have terminated in a most flagitious abuse of power-" Notes that the Grahams hope to visit Washington at Mount Vernon. Knox's retained draft. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General President Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Women's History Freedom and Independence Travel Global History and Civics Revolutionary War Taxes or Taxation Mount Vernon |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) Graham, Catharine Macaulay (1731-1791) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | The first noteworthy female English historian, Catharine Sawbridge Macaulay Graham (1731-1791), was best known in the 18th century for her influential eight-volume work, "The History of England from the Accession of James I to that of the Brunswick Line" (1763-1783). A radical political writer and a staunch Republican, she played an important contributory role in the shaping of American Revolutionary ideology. Among her American friends were Mercy Otis Warren, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Graham toured the United States with her second husband from 1784 to 1785, visiting Mercy and James Warren in Massachusetts and George Washington at Mount Vernon. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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