Lee asks Knox about the safety of international travel
Document 1793Letter, discusses his plan to depart for France.
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29 — June Gordon
answered No 13
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, discusses his plan to depart for France.
Date
04/30/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Richmond
Repository
Collection
Document number
1793043040101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Knox to Lee, 05/13/1793; Cited in Knox to Lee, 05/10/1793
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Henry Lee
French
Mrs. Knox
Miss A.
Notable locations
Richmond
Atlantic
France.
Notable items
my projected life across the Atlantic must soon take place or be relinquished
at a loss to know the real situation of the French
any material
you many be able to obtain & furnish
internal tranquility
resources
independence of foreign supply
most acceptable to me
should I not be delivered
of French unworthiness or inability
I shall embark
from Norfolk
my intentions I wish to be kept secret
is there any danger in passing the Atlantic in an American bottom
I hate a jail & dislike the idea of captivity
I wrote
enclosing more Indian intelligence
how is Mrs Knox
how Miss A.