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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01745 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0049] December 1782 |
| Title | Letter of friendship from Vicomte Noailles to Henry Knox |
| Date | 15 December 1782 |
| Author | Noailles, Louis Marie, Vicomte de (1756-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to tell Knox he is sailing for France in a few days. Writes, "the last sentiments of a person near to death are sometimes precious nothing looks more like it than the imense separation of the sea." Comments that though he "will be soon forgotten in America" he would like to leave Knox with "esteems and friendship" which he permitted Noailles to speak so often in the Army. References Knox's appointment to Major General, and declares that while he will not pay him a compliment, if he were in Congress he would tell them they had done their duty in giving Knox the promotion. Hopes to find "oportunities in france to give you a proof of my true friendship." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History France Global History and Civics Friendship Death Maritime Continental Army Continental Congress Congress |
| People | Noailles, Louis Marie, vicomte de (1756-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |