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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03515 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
| Title | Marie-Thérèse de Grégoire to Henry Knox about some land in Maine |
| Date | 8 April 1787 |
| Author | Grégoire, Marie-Thérèse de (d. 1811) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Forwards a letter of recommendation from the Marquis de Lafayette, and asks Knox for help in her claim of "a tract of Land Laying at the Eastward with the Island of Mount Desert," in what is now Maine. |
| Subjects | France Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Land Transaction Women's History Revolutionary War General |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Grégoire, Marie-Thérèse de (d. 1811) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Marie-Thérèse de Grégoire, née de La Mothe Cadillac, was the granddaughter of Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac. de La Mothe was a governor of Louisiana, one of the founders of Detroit, Michigan, and the namesake of Cadillac cars. Madame de Grégoire claimed the inheritance of the island of Mount Desert through him, as the island was a gift from Louis XIV in 1688. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to Marie-Thérèse de Grégoire saying he can't help until Massachusetts election is over |