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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00953 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0029] May 1781 |
| Title | Henry Knox to William Knox about meeting French generals |
| Date | 20 May 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Recently arrived in Wethersfield with Generals George Washington and Duportail to meet General Rochambeau and Admiral Louis Jacques comte de Barras de Saint-Laurant to discuss "matters of great consequence." Expresses relief regarding William's management of an unspecified debt. Hopes for the safety of the Amsterdam, a ship. Comments on his distress regarding the depreciation of paper currency, asking William to procure "hard money" if he can. Adds that he will be paid as a Brigadier of Infantry, and asks William to look into the matter of his pay and "send a copy of the award." In a post script, asks William to tell "Harry" [Henry Jackson] "he must come on by the 1st of June or he will be black ball'd." |
| Subjects | Navy France Revolutionary War Military History President Global History and Civics Merchants and Trade Commerce Maritime Coins and Currency Soldier's Pay Infantry Military Law Revolutionary War General Debt |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, William (1756-1795) Washington, George (1732-1799) Duportail, Antoine-Jean-Louis Le Begue de Presle (1743-1802) Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de (1725-1807) Barras de Saint-Laurant, Admiral Louis Jacques Comte de (fl. 1781) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Place written | Wethersfield, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Washington and Rochambeau held the Wethersfield meeting to discuss where French troops would be sent/stationed. Initially, Washington planned a campaign to regain New York from the British but instead used these plans as a bluff, launching a campaign against Yorktown. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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