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St. John de Crevecoeur, J. Hector, 1735-1813 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03133 Author/Creator: St. John de Crevecoeur, J. Hector, 1735-1813 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 27, 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.4 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Crevecoeur, French consul in New York, delivers a letter from "the good Marquis," possibly the Marquis de Lafayette (letter not included).

St. John de Crevecoeur, J. Hector, 1735-1813
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Revolutionary War General
Global History and US Foreign Policy
France
Diplomacy
Creating a New Government

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