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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04391 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0091] September-October 1789 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Marquis de Lafayette on the French Revolution |
| Date | 15 October 1789 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Writes that he is thankful to be able to send this letter by Count de Moustier, who was returning from his time as French minister to America. Will enclose the diplomas for the French officers in the Society of the Cincinnati. Says "The importance of the revolution in France is astonishing - one looks round in amazement and asks is it not a delusion, can it be true? This is a new Lesson to the Gods of the earth that there [distinction] is but a phantom of the imagination that an [illegible] people will know and ought to repress the abuses and oppressions of their rulers." Asks for more news on the revolution and talks about some of its implications. Encloses a letter for "Young Master Greene" from his mother Catharine Greene (not included). Postscript asks that if he knows anything of Mr. Swan to pass it along to him. |
| Subjects | France Society of the Cincinnati French Revolution Religion Revolutionary War General Diplomacy Global History and Civics Revolutionary War Military History Fraternal Organization Civil Rights Government and Civics Freedom and Independence Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; The American Revolution; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |