Letter from Frenchman
Document 1792Letter from a Frenchman to Secretary Knox, regarding relations between the United States and France. Talks of their common "love of liberty." Predicts that "America shall become that glorious part of the globe that nature intended her to be."
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Paris Octr 4. 1798
from Alexander Hamilton not yet due
Reponse done
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter from a Frenchman to Secretary Knox, regarding relations between the United States and France. Talks of their common "love of liberty." Predicts that "America shall become that glorious part of the globe that nature intended her to be."
Date
11/04/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Paris
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792110440101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Francisco de Miranda
Col. Smith
French
Notable locations
Paris
United States
Boston
America
France
Notable items
benevolence and love of liberty will tend always to promise the happiness
beneficient to mankind
take the liberty of writing to him personally
beg you to present my best compliments tot he President of the United States
best wishes for the continuation of his health and station
patriotism suggested to our minds in our semposium
period advancing upon our dear country America shall become that glorious part of the globe that nature intended her to be
beg your pardon for not having written to you this long while
hear me now upon an important occasion
see by the official communications of the new appointed minister of France and the information of our friend Col Smith will give you, how things are