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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03289 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0077] January-August 1786 |
| Title | The Marquis de Lafayette to Henry Knox introducing a land claimant |
| Date | 1 August 1786 |
| Author | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says a letter of recommendation was requested by Madame Gregoire, who has claims to present to the General Court in Massachusetts. Thought the best way to help her was to introduce her to Knox "who can better than Any Body Advise Her How to act, and give Her Accounts of the frontier where she says she has some property." The docket says Gregoire was the claimant of Mount Desert Island in the District of Maine. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics France Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Women's History Frontiers and Exploration Land Transaction Finance Law Global History and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Place written | Paris, France |
| Theme | Law; Westward Expansion; 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 |