Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Baron von Steuben

GLC02437.02961

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GLC#
GLC02437.02961-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 21, 1784
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Baron von Steuben
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Refers to a recent letter from Steuben transmitting papers from General [Jethro] Sumner of North Carolina. Discusses matters pertaining to the Society of the Cincinnati, referring to an upcoming meeting in May at Philadelphia. Writes that many opponents of the society claim it "was formed in Europe to overturn our happy constitutions." Refers to objections raised by Aedanus Burke of South Carolina, who argues that the society is a hereditary nobility. Reports that Legislature of Massachusetts has chosen a committee to investigate associations that promote hereditary nobility.

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