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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04262 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 |
| Title | Stephen Sayre to Samuel Ogden regarding letters to Henry Knox |
| Date | 29 June 1789 |
| Author | Sayre, Stephen (1736-1818) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to Ogden and asks Ogden to show the present letter to Henry Knox, because feels that if he wrote to Knox directly, the letter might get stopped. Declares that he is still expecting a response from Knox to several letters and is still "disposed to consider myself worthy Reply - holding the rank of a Gentleman entitles me to one." Asks that Knox speak to the President and respond to him. Reports that he recently dined with a Colonel Miranda, who has just returned from Paris, and that Miranda's "prejudices are still the same against the French nation." However, Miranda has traveled widely and even seen the "Empress of all the Russias". The letter discusses Miranda's relationship with her. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General President Latin and South America Global History and Civics France Women's History |
| People | Sayre, Stephen (1736-1818) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |