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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03160 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0075] May-August 1785 |
| Title | Francois Jean Chastellux to Henry Knox about the Society of the Cincinnati |
| Date | 27 June 1785 |
| Author | Chastellux, Francois Jean, Marquis de (1734-1788) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | General Chastellux (signed Chastelleaux) requests that Knox admit a French doctor who served in the Revolutionary War to the Society of the Cincinnati. Writes, "... you remember very well dear general, that after the siege of york you left behind a great number of sicks and that an american hospital was settled at Williamsburg... no american physician attended there, and doctor coste only took care of those soldiers, for the whole winter." Notes that the Marquis de Lafayette supports Coste's acceptance into the Society. Also mentions that Coste saved Chastellux's life. |
| Subjects | Society of the Cincinnati France Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Global History and Civics Health and Medical Fraternal Organization Battle Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Hospital Injury or Wound |
| People | Chastellux, François Jean, Marquis de (1734-1788) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) Coste, Jean-Francois (1741-1819) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Jean-Francois Coste was Surgeon-General of the army of Rochambeau. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |