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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Catharine Littlefield Greene

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03870 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 11, 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Knox writes to Greene, widow of Nathanael Greene. He discusses arrangements made for her son, George Washington Greene, to sail to France by packet. Notes that Mr [Joel] Barlow will attend to George on the packet and will place him under the care of the Marquis de Lafayette in Paris. Knox notes, "While I heartily approve the plan I participate sincerely in the sensations you must experience on this interesting occasion."

Greene, Catharine Littlefield, 1755-1814
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Greene, George Washington, 1776-1793
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812

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